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EVs go underground, as BHP beats Tesla to the electric ute
BHP transforms a V8 4WD true blue Aussie ute to electric drive to work at it giant underground mine, and cops some flak from the nay-sayers.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 28, 2018

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Smart Energy

Electricity from concrete? Australian company claims breakthrough
Talga Resources claims breakthrough in production of conductive concrete, which could play role in wireless charging of EVs.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 25, 2018

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Electric Vehicles

Australian car fleet could be 90% EVs by 2050
Report forecasts moderate policy intervention could see EV sales at 615,000 a year by 2030, put EVs at 90% of cars on roads by 2050.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 21, 2018

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Featured

Australia starts slow on EVs, but could overtake global market
BNEF says EV sales in Australia have started slowly but will finish quick and will beat the global average by 2040, after passing tipping points on affordability in 2025. More intriguingly, the EV fleet will create a “behind the motor” storage market as big as Snowy 2.0.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 18, 2018

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Electric Vehicles

Electric vehicle policy support “urgent”, as sales inch up in 2017
Australian electric vehicle sales jumped 67% in 2017 – but off an embarrassingly low base. New report calls for urgent policy support for EV uptake, as Australia continues to fall behind the rest of the world.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 15, 2018

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Electric Vehicles

Tritium tapped as NRMA rolls out NSW EV fast-charge network
NRMA kicks off roll-out of $10m EV fast-charging network across NSW and ACT, after tapping Brisbane-based company Tritium to supply the hardware.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 15, 2018

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Electric Vehicles

China’s Byton lands $600m to grab share of booming EV market
Fledgling Chinese auto-maker raises $US500m to go towards preparation of all-electric fleet for market by end 2019.
Bridie Schmidt

Jun 14, 2018

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Policy & Planning

Labor’s Butler on why right wingers see EVs as leftist conspiracy
An increasingly change-averse political right wing is driving transport to the front line of Australia’s climate wars. Labor’s Mark Butler on why it’s time for Australia to embrace EV transition, or risk becoming another Cuba, a living museum for petrol and diesel cars.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 13, 2018

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Electric Vehicles

Daimler shapes up to Tesla, with new all-electric semi-trailer
Daimler releases all-electric version of Cascadia semi – “the most successful heavy-duty long-distance truck …in the North American market.”
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 8, 2018

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Electric Vehicles

Australia EV uptake hindered by long road to price parity
Report says EV uptake depends strongly on consumer perceptions of “pay back period”. And in Australia, that requires a 40,000km drive each year.
Bridie Schmidt

Jun 8, 2018

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Electric Vehicles

Why you may only need to charge your EV once a week, or less
Range anxiety? Most EVs would need to be charged less than once a week to meet the average daily commute of Australian drivers.
Bridie Schmidt

Jun 8, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

Tennis champ Andy Murray goes electric with Jaguar I-PACE
Keeping his word to ‘go electric’, Scottish tennis champ Andy Murray has become one of the first owners of the Jaguar I-PACE EV.
Bridie Schmidt

Jun 7, 2018

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