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EV lifecycle emissions just a fraction of petrol and diesel cars in major economies
Lifecycle electric vehicle emissions – are they really lower than petrol and diesel cars?
Giles Parkinson

Mar 5, 2021

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Electric Vehicles

Six-minute EV battery one step closer as Magnis reports successful test results
Magnis reports promising results indicating major step towards goal for “extra-fast charging” electric vehicle battery that can charge in just six minutes.
Bridie Schmidt

Mar 2, 2021

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Policy & Planning

Failure to produce an EV policy is the dumbest thing the Coalition has done
Federal Coalition could try to regain credibility with an EV strategy, and its failure to do so is probably the single dumbest thing it has done.
David Leitch

Dec 17, 2020

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Storage

Australian made second-life EV battery system to be tested on New Zealand grid
A 120kWh energy storage system made up of nine used Nissan Leaf electric vehicle batteries is set to be trialed on a remote regional grid in New Zealand.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 15, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Beyond chrome: Refreshed Tesla Model 3 design lands in Australia
Tesla has delivered the refreshed Model 3 design and accessories in Australia – moving beyond chrome, and delivering increased range along with other new features.
Sam Parkinson

Dec 15, 2020

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Evie Networks cuts time-based EV charging, calls for energy tariff reform
Ultra-fast charging network provider Evie Networks drops time-based charging, but lifts the kWh charge at its network of charging stations.
Bridie Schmidt

Dec 8, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Japan to ban fossil fuel car sales by 2035. Will Australia follow or become a Cuba?
Reports emerge that Japan may ban all new petrol and diesel sales by 2035, leaving Australia with nothing to do but fall in line, or bury its head in the petrol tank.
Bridie Schmidt

Dec 7, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

EV tax will smash electric vehicle sales and lift emissions, UQ study finds
University of Queensland research into effect of taxing electric vehicles finds without introducing buying incentives will slash sales by 25% and increase emissions by 40%.
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 27, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Victoria’s EV hit means a sub $20,000 Nissan Leaf pays more tax than a Lexus
Victoria’s new electric vehicle tax means the cost of running a second-hand Nissan Leaf is less than a luxury hybrid. This is not a tax on millionaires, it’s an assault on good sense.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 25, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Norway’s EV revolution shows us the urgency of government action on transport
Norway’s EV revolution is massive, but what more needs to be done to cut transport emissions?
Ketan Joshi

Nov 11, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Can the world’s big legacy car makers catch up with Tesla?
Tesla is already the market leader in EVs, but it is beating the legacy car makers on revenue growth, margins and cash flow. And then there is software.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 29, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

“Electric vehicle getaway”: Australia’s first long-range Leaf goes for a long drive
“It doesn’t matter if you have a Leaf or a Tesla, you can still have a weekend getaway in an EV.”
Bridie Schmidt

Oct 15, 2020

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EV lifecycle emissions just a fraction of petrol and diesel cars in major economies

Six-minute EV battery one step closer as Magnis reports successful test results

Failure to produce an EV policy is the dumbest thing the Coalition has done

Australian made second-life EV battery system to be tested on New Zealand grid

Beyond chrome: Refreshed Tesla Model 3 design lands in Australia

Evie Networks cuts time-based EV charging, calls for energy tariff reform

Japan to ban fossil fuel car sales by 2035. Will Australia follow or become a Cuba?

EV tax will smash electric vehicle sales and lift emissions, UQ study finds

Victoria’s EV hit means a sub $20,000 Nissan Leaf pays more tax than a Lexus

Norway’s EV revolution shows us the urgency of government action on transport

Can the world’s big legacy car makers catch up with Tesla?

“Electric vehicle getaway”: Australia’s first long-range Leaf goes for a long drive

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Podcasts

Energy Insiders Podcast: “The grid doesn’t need rotating mass”

The Driven Podcast: EVs hit 20% as Tesla tops Australia

Energy Insiders Podcast: Tesla Energy boss on energy abundance, EVs, V2G and big and small batteries

Energy Insiders Podcast: Plugging the holes in EV charging