Image: Riz Akhtar Tesla has once again dominated the uptake of electric vehicles in October in NSW, with a more than four-fold increase in EV deliveries compared to the month earlier. New data from carloop shows that Tesla uptake has reached an all-time high in NSW for the month ...
Cybertruck. Source: Tesla After years of promises and delays, Tesla is reportedly set to begin mass production of its Cybertruck at the end of 2023. News published this week by Reuters quoted “two people with knowledge of the plans” who revealed that mass production of the Cybertruck would begin ...
XC40 Pure Recharge wirelessly charging. Source: Volvo Volvo Australia has decided to fast-track its switch to electric, vowing to sell EVs only in Australia by 2026, well ahead of the car brand’s global commitment to do this by 2030. The new commitment was announced on Thursday by Volvo Australia ...
Australians want a swift transition to EVs Public support for national transport decarbonisation policies high High support for shift to public transport – and public transport electrification Support for shift towards ‘active’ transport Kona EVs and a Tesla Model 3. Image: Riz Akhtar The Australia Institute’s 2022 Climate of ...
Electric Tuk Tuks are to make their debut in Australia as part of a new initiative by logistics giant ANC and retailing monolith Ikea get serious about the cleaning up of “last mile” delivery transport in Australia. “Last mile” refers to the final journey of cargo and parcels from ...
Giga Berlin. Source: Tesla Tesla has reportedly continued work preparing to expand its Berlin gigafactory, beginning to clear 70 hectares of local pine forest. In a move almost as paradoxical as the recent dismantling of a wind farm to make way for the expansion of a coal mine, Tesla ...
German car giant Volkswagen says its first branded electric vehicles in Australia – the ID.4 and the ID.5 – will cost around the same as their petrol and diesel equivalents when they are released on the local market in late 2023. Volkswagen has imported two of its ID.4 electric ...
2170 (left) and 1865 (right) batteries Source: Panasonic Japanese electronics giant Panasonic announced this week that it is on track to begin construction of a 30GWh EV battery production facility in Kansas. Located in the city of De Soto, Kansas, the new facility will produce cylindrical lithium-ion batteries for ...
Image: GWM Last week reports emerged about the launch of Ora Lighting Cat, a Porsche design-inspired EV that promises to have the performance to match its design. Now it has officially been launched in China with prices starting at the equivalent of less than $A41,000 after local subsidies. This ...
Marteen Burger and Dave Budge want to give electric life to old Land Rovers. Source: Jaunt Motors Jaunt Motors, an Australian company specialising in converting classic petrol and diesel cars such as Land Rovers into electric vehicles, has merged with a UK-based conversion specialist to create what the companies ...
Kerbcharge in use. Image: B. Gaton One of the issues for owning an electric vehicle can be charging when you have no off-street parking. As I have noted in several articles here, the issue may not be as big as some people would have you believe. In fact there are ...
The Cupra Born. Source: Volkswagen Cupra, one of the newest brands to enter Australia in recent years, has this week released the specification of its upcoming EV offering called the Cupra Born. It is set to be the first rear-wheel drive EV in Australia that will offer more than ...
On the road pricing for around $82,000 Firm handling, little body roll A big frunk Basic specifications for the Volvo XC40: Volvo C40. Source: Volvo Volvo has launched the fully electric C40 Recharge medium SUV to the Australian market … with rather less fanfare than we are used to ...
Source: Toyota Japanese automaker Toyota has finally debuted the next model in its bZ EV family, the bZ3, a four-door battery electric sedan with a maximum cruising range of over 600 kilometres. Developed jointly for the Chinese market by Toyota’s joint venture with Chinese automotive giant BYD and in ...
Image supplied Finland-based smart electric vehicle charging heavywieght, Virta, has officially launched on the Australian market with the unveil of the first superfast EV charger it is rolling out in partnership with Australia’s Tetris Energy. Virta has been a key player in some of Europe’s biggest EV markets since ...
Source: Daimler Trucks Daimler Truck, one of the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturers, has this week unveiled its latest electric truck offerings, including a prototype of a long haul semi-trailers and the next generation eCanter with a roll-off tipper. The eActros LongHaul was first unveiled by parent company Mercedes-Benz at ...
Source: Honda Honda has begun sales of its battery swapping station, the “Honda Power Pack Exchanger e:”, with the first unit delivered to battery sharing joint venture Gachaco and already in operation. The Gachaco joint venture was formed earlier this year between Honda, Eneos Holdings, Kawasaki Motors, Suzuki, and Yamaha ...
Tesla Model Y charging at Gundagai. Photo: Bede Doherty. The Tesla Model Y is bad for digestion; it charges way too quickly on long trips. We just did a run from Canberra to Melbourne and back in our new Model Y. It is, for both of us, the most ...
Source: Ford Ford CEO Jim Farley has some good news for fans of the electric F-150 Lightning ute/pickup, particularly those looking for speed, tweeting this week that the car’s 0-60mph acceleration is now under 4 seconds. When Ford first unveiled the F-150 Lightning in May, 2021, the company promised ...
Source: Toyota Japanese automaker Toyota has finally debuted the next model in its bZ EV family, the bZ3, a four-door battery electric sedan with a maximum cruising range of over 600 kilometres. Developed jointly for the Chinese market by Toyota’s joint venture with Chinese automotive giant BYD and in ...
Polestar 2. Image: Bridie Schmidt Australian Capital Territory utility ActewAGL says it has secured 40 electric vehicles for sale to customers through its EVhub, including models from Polestar, Tesla, and MG. At a time when EV delivery times are stretching out for months due to global shortages, a lucky ...
Tesla Model Y. Image: Riz Akhtar Tesla has made significant progress this year after its major manufacturing centres came out of lockdowns and despite an increase in raw material costs and higher transportation costs. Now it seems, that things are settling back down with Tesla announcing plans to reduce ...
Ampol CEO Matt Halliday (Supplied). Ampol today announces it has entered into a funding agreement with the New South Wales (NSW) Government through the Drive Electric Program to deliver electric vehicle (EV) fast charging infrastructure throughout NSW. Petrol retailer Ampol says it will deliver several fast-charing hubs of up ...
Toyota BZ4X. Source: Toyota Toyota – the world’s biggest car maker and, some would say, the most influential critic of electric vehicles and supportive policies – is reportedly considering a major backflip on its EV plans after being caught by surprise by the pace of change. Toyota has infamously ...
I should blame it on the weather. Or the weather man. We were travelling in the south-west of France, enjoying the pleasures of a rented electric Peugeot (e-208) and had spotted an interesting looking blues concert in a small community of St Michel de Vax. To the disappointment of ...
Image credit: Andreas Dress Tesla is to build four new 15-bay EV super-charging stations in NSW as part of the state government’s first round of grants that will secure another 500 fast and ultra-fast charging bays over the next two years. State Treasurer and energy minister Matt Kean unveiled ...
Model Y bought after car written off Modern-day driving Miss Daisy Day trips planned in Model Y Audrey Lynch and the Tesla Model Y. Supplied The last thing that 90-year-old Bribie Island resident Audrey Lynch expected as a present for her 66th wedding anniversary was a Tesla Model Y. ...
Image: Riz Akhtar The New South Wales government has announced the winners of the first round of grants for fast and ultra fast charging stations for electric vehicles, with 86 sites chosen to provide between four and 15 charging bays. The winning recipients of the $39.4 million in grants ...
iX1 electric SUV dimensions and design iX1 electric SUV comfort and connectivity iX1 electric SUV safety features 2023 BMW iX1 at a glance 2023 BMW iX1 specifications The BMW iX1 xDrive30. Source: BMW BMW is adding the all-electric iX1 xDrive30 to its lineup with the same starting price for ...
Source: Canoo Californian EV start-up Canoo has landed its biggest order to date, securing a binding order for 9,300 electric vehicles from American work-ready rental van company Kingbee. Less than a week after Canoo announced an order for 5,450 EVs – which included a firm commitment for 3,000 – ...
Source: Tesla App iOS A coding change in the Tesla Apple smartphone app suggests that the EVmaker’s referral program may make a reappearance, and include free Supercharging miles, merchandise and Tesla accessories. Shared by the Twitter account @Tesla_App_iOS on Wednesday evening (US time), new code has been identified in ...
Source: Plugshare The first BP electric vehicle fast-charger has gone online in Melbourne’s north-east, heralding the oil and gas giant’s entry into the EV space in Australia. The facility is located at the Diamond Creek BP on the outskirts of Melbourne, and is part of the fossil fuel major’s ...
The hugely popular Fully Charged Live “festival of electrification” is to make its debut in Australia early next year, with a Sydney show scheduled for March and supported by The Driven and RenewEconomy. Fully Charged has become an immensely popular YouTube show led by actor and EV enthusiast Robert Llewellyn, ...
Upbeat on Tesla future and product offerings New Tesla products hinted at as Cybertruck assembly line readied Production ramps to be smoothed out Tesla poised to deliver first Semi electric truck to Pepsi Elon Musk has promised that the long awaited Cybertruck will soon be ready for production, and ...
Subaru Solterra at Cooma. Image: Daryl Waldock A Kia EV6 owner has spotted an electric Subaru Solterra at Cooma ahead of the impending launch of the 4WD EV in Australia. Daryl Waldock shared the images in a Kia EV6 owner’s group on Facebook on Wednesday, commenting that he “found ...
Credit: Rolls-Royce British luxury automotive icon Rolls-Royce has unveiled the marque’s first fully electric car, the 2024 Rolls-Royce Spectre, billed as the “world’s first Ultra-Luxury Electric Super Coupe” and the “spiritual successor” to the Phantom Coupe. Rolls-Royce announced in 2021 that it would transition to a fully electrified product ...
Credit: Tritium Fast food and EV fast charging don’t often come together, but that’s what Taco Bell, a fast food restaurant chain, will be offering its customers in the US. The Mexican-inspired fast food chain has started to offer Tritium fast chargers, with the first Californian site opening this week. ...
e.wave X and e.Xpress Credit: e.GO German electric vehicle manufacturer e.GO has unveiled two new last-mile electric vehicles (EVs) at the Paris Motor Show. Known in full as Next.e.GO Mobile SE, the EV maker has dubbed the first last-mile EV with the equally awkward name of e.wave X. The ...
Source: Moke The original ‘Mini Moke’ was an iconic part of the beach lifestyle (and a must-have accessory for the rich and famous) from the 1960s through to the 80s. Whilst only around 50,000 were ever built (around half of them in Australia), original Mini Mokes have achieved cult ...
Atto 3 interior. Source: BYD An “Urgent Notification” has been issued to Australian owners of the Chinese BYD Atto 3 electric vehicle (EV), warning owners not to use child seats in the rear centre seat. In an email sent to customers and reported on immediately by a number of ...
Success with electrification in Australia Ora Good Cat electric hatch could be next on cards Ora Next Cat electric sedan specs revealed Next Ora Cat. Source: GWM Great Wall Motors (GWM) has underlined its intention to introduce more electric models – likely including a new battery electric sedan – ...
Electronic test of the ID.5 at Volkswagen’s Zwickau plant. Source: VW Chinese carmakers are starting to get a firm foothold on the European market, accounting for 5% of all BEVs sold so far this year. Based on current trends, they could be providing Europe with 9% to 18% of ...
Comfortable rear seats added to reduce “passenger fatigue” Rear-emergency door openers on their way Model Y battery upgrade unclear Model Y. Source: Tesla Tesla often makes changes and improvements to its electric cars on the fly. This includes both over-the-air updates to the cars themselves and in the factories ...
Credit: Braaap Australian motorcycle company Braaap has launched a crowdfunded capital raise designed to help the company expand in the United States. The onomatopoeically named Braaap is hoping to use the crowdfunded capital raise to lead the mass adoption of electric motorcycles – which, ironically, do not tend to ...
Vydyne AVS is already in noticeable use in the Cadillac Lyriq. 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ Credit: Cadillac Ascend Performance Materials, a chemical manufacturing company from Texas, has developed two new materials that it says can help to make electric vehicles safer and quieter. The two new materials include the trademark-named quiet ...
Longer and more tech-focused than the EQB & EQC Three variants, offering up to 550 km of range from 90.6 kWh battery AMG variant to come later with 0-100 km/hr in 3.4 seconds Faster charging than EQA, EQB & EQC – tops at 170 kW Image: Mercedes Benz Mercedes ...
B Small businesses might become big buyers of electric vehicles if the government removes fringe benefits tax on EVs. Some 40 per cent of SMEs say they will buy an EV in the next 15 months, but only if the Electric Vehicle Discount Bill passes into law, according to ...
Ed Darmanin’s Harley Davidson Livewire. Supplied Ed Darmanin on avoiding trials and tribulations on recent back road trip to the top end on his electric Harley Davidson Livewire. Read the story here: Long way up down under: Electric Livewire owner embarks on epic solo adventure You can find previous ...
Cash-for-clunkers can drive the switch Australia’s long road to clean mobility Australian cash for clunkers scheme? A car on the Atlantic Ocean Road, Vevang, Norway. Image: Leonardo Venturoli/Unsplash A recent poll on Twitter has underlined how long it takes to get fossil-fuelled cars off the road, even in a ...
Diesel prices double in two years A well-timed rise in prices No options = new innovation T60 electric ute. Source: LDV Australians who splurged on diesel-guzzling SUVs and cars this year are in for a rude shock with diesel prices set to surge again, but commercial transport operators appear ...
Some Queensland order holders getting their EVs soon Model 3 February orders being built in Q4 EV demand rapidly increasing in Australia Tesla has had a few bumper months of deliveries to Australian order holders. With over 9,000 EVs delivered in the months of August and September. September Vfacts ...
Charger accessibility firmly on the radar in Europe and north America Examples of accessible EV charging abound Meanwhile, in Australia… Image: figure 5, Draft PAS 1899:2022 Fossil fuel station forecourts have long been laid out with at least a nod to disability access. Flat areas around the pumps, waist-height ...
Credit: Lexus Lexus has unveiled this week the new Lexus UX 300e, an updated version of the brand’s first battery electric vehicle (BEV), boasting an updated battery pack with range increased by 40%. Two years after Lexus launched the first UX 300e, the luxury brand of Japanese automaker Toyota ...
Source: Euro NCAP BYD Atto 3 was the third most-delivered Australian EV in September. It had nearly 200 units delivered in the first whole month of deliveries. A 5-star ANCAP rating now backs this affordable ground-up EV but for New Zealand to begin with and Australia soon to follow. ...
Credit: Husqvarna While it may rob some of us of the joy of manually mowing our lawns, the latest robotic lawn mower from leading Swedish power tool manufacturer Husqvarna is the first to use satellite navigation technology to respect virtual boundaries. Husqvarna launched the world’s first robotic lawn mower more than ...
Heavy-duty mining equipment can run on battery-power, too Three key benefits of going electric in mines Climate, health and safety Climate emergency, or golden opportunity? Image: Facebook At a gold-mining operation east of Bendigo, sandwiched between dense hills of Ironbark and the gentle twists of the Campaspe river, two ...
All the bells and whistles, Scandi style Optional extras Excellent driving dynamics Image: Polestar Polestar has officially lifted the cover on its electric performance SUV, the Polestar 3, the Sweden-based all-electric car maker’s first sports utility vehicle and its first model slated for production on two continents – Europe ...
Californian EV start-up Canoo continues to edge away from the brink of bankruptcy, securing this week a supply agreement with US fleet leasing provider Zeeba for 5,450 electric vehicles (EVs). Having suffered through a tumultuous first half of 2022, with the threat of bankruptcy looming over the company, Canoo ...
Image: Riz Akhtar The long-awaited NCAP rating for the BYD Atto 3 has been delivered. It has received 5 stars in the 2022 Euro NCAP (European New Car Assessment Programme) test results from Europe’s leading vehicle safety authority. The affordable ground-up EV did really well in protecting adult and children ...
The Mini Cooper SE, or Mini Electric Hatch. Source: Mini The BMW Group sold nearly 130,000 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) through the first nine months of 2022, more than double the number sold during the same period in 2021. The iconic German luxury vehicle manufacturing group reported on Monday ...
BYD in the top 3 EV brands in September 2022 Ramp-up in deliveries BYD EVs expected Affordable EVs will accelerate the uptake Image: Riz Akhtar Affordable EVs under $50,000 have been practically missing from the Australian EV landscape for the last 12 months. Now BYD has started deliveries of ...
Credit: Incat/ABB Swiss technology company ABB has signed an agreement with Australian ferry manufacturer Incat Tasmania to explore the development of a lightweight fast ferry featuring hybrid electric propulsion. The landmark agreement between two world-leading ferry design and maritime technology companies also paves the way for the potential development ...
The Rivian R1S SUV. Source: Rivian American electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive has issued a recall for virtually all the vehicles it has delivered over the past year due to potentially loose suspension. Rivian issued the recall through the United States Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ...