Electric Cars

Electric Vehicles

Nissan Leaf pre-orders hit 3,000 in just one month
European pre-orders of the Nissan’s newest limited edition 63kWh Nissan Leaf hit 3,000 in just one month since its unveiling.
Bryce Gaton

Feb 18, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

Tesla Model 3 lands early in China, to beat trade war
Ahead of schedule, Model 3 cars arrive in China, as Tesla seeks to beat threat of trade-war between US and China.
Bridie Schmidt

Feb 18, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

Rideshare company Lyft offers electric vehicle option
Uber competitor Lyft offers “Green Mode” options for users of its rideshare network, allowing passengers to choose to be picked up by an electric car.
Bridie Schmidt

Feb 13, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

“It’s time to go electric,” says leading Sydney car dealer
The inevitable shift to electric cars is being celebrated by one of Australia’s largest independent car dealer franchises, right in the heart of Tony Abbott’s Warringah electorate.
Bridie Schmidt

Feb 13, 2019

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Other Good Stuff

Car companies aren’t even trying to sell electric cars
Experts and advocates have consistently found dealers and manufacturers putting as little effort as possible into selling electric cars.
Jeremy Deaton

Feb 8, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

Canberra should lead Australia on EV adoption: It wouldn’t cost much
Estimates suggest it would cost just $5m for the federal government to begin shifting half its car fleet to electric vehicles by 2025.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 7, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

Tesla Model Y could see double demand of Model 3: Musk
Elon Musk predicts Tesla’s upcoming all-electric SUV, the Model Y, could be twice as popular as its current best-selling electric sedan.
Bridie Schmidt

Feb 4, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

Solar powered batteries on wheels will change the grid forever
Tritium co-founder says the mobile battery storage in electric vehicles will have a major impact on the way consumers use electricity, and the grid.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 4, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

Porsche achieves 3 minute recharge at 450kW EV charging station
An ultra-fast prototype charger with 450kW is now open to the public in Germany – and it can charge an EV in as little as three minutes.
Bridie Schmidt

Dec 17, 2018

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Electric Vehicles

Charging your EV with diesel is greener than you think
A group of outback EV drivers test out using an EV charger powered by a diesel generator, and the results are promising.
Bridie Schmidt

Dec 17, 2018

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Electric Vehicles

Want to avoid the Christmas petrol price gouge? Go electric
The profit margins on retail petrol prices, alone, are equal to an off-peak kilowatt-hour of electricity. So what’s stopping you from going electric?
Bryce Gaton

Dec 12, 2018

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Sydney councils charge up electric vehicle infrastructure
Three councils in Sydney’s eastern suburbs – Waverley, Woollahra and Randwick – join forces to install kerbside EV charging stations.
Bridie Schmidt

Dec 11, 2018

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