Image courtesy: Scott Nargar
Plugged In is The Driven’s weekly wrap up of what happened over the past week in the local EV industry and community.
This week, Penrith police get their EV while PM Scott Morrison is quiet on EV truck experience as first BYD Han lands in Australia, and Tritium’s 75kW charger is put to test.
“Thanks to Superintendent Kean and Reg for the appreciation plaque during the official handover of the Hyundai Kona Electric at Penrith Police Station. The car looks amazing in the NSW police wrap,” said senior manager for future mobility at Hyundai, Scott Nargar via Linked In. Read the full story here.
Scott Morrison drives an electric truck. Did it ruin his weekend?
First BYD Han electric sedan arrives in Australia ahead of launch of new direct-to-consumer EV buying project to be launched in February.
First publicly available RTM75 electric car charger is put to the test by a Standard Range Plus Tesla Model 3.
The Vietnam company that bought Holden’s test site in Melbourne announced launch of three smart SUV electric vehicles with self-driving features and driving ranges up to 550km – but no word on if they will come to Australia.
Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model Y and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.
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