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Australian fleet owners look to shift to electric vehicles
Australian fleet owners look to shift to electric vehicles – some within a matter of months!
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 7, 2018

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Jaguar backs Arc Vector, the world’s “most advanced” electric motorbike
Jaguar shrugs off stuffy image, injecting funds into makers of “world’s most advanced electric motorcycle”.
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 7, 2018

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And now ….. the “folding” electric car to address parking issues
Israeli company proposes two-seater electric vehicle that can “fold” its chassis in order to take up about as much parking space as a motorcycle.
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 7, 2018

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Podcasts

The Driven Podcast: Saving lives with solar taxis
How the World Solar Challenge led to a solar-powered trip around the world and the development of light-weight solar taxis that will save lives in Africa.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 6, 2018

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Danish-designed electric car unveiled by bike firm Biomega
Danish bicycle maker unveils it’s first car: an electric concept vehicle called SIN. And as you might expect from a bicycle company, it has little in common with conventional passenger vehicles.
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 6, 2018

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Toyota hydrogen fuel cell vehicles hit the road in Melbourne trial
In the first of several Australian-first “real-world” trials, Toyota will give three of its Mirai hydrogen fuel cell electric cars to a Melbourne Council to test over a 12-week period.
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 6, 2018

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Tesla and Panasonic produce 60% of global EV batteries
Tesla and Panasonic together produce 60 per cent of the global electric vehicle batteries.
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 5, 2018

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Apple wants EVs to platoon like cyclists to save energy, and link batteries
Apple proposes system in which electric vehicles could travel in convoy to save energy, shuffling back and forth in much the same way as a cycling peloton.
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 5, 2018

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Musk’s big ideas: The Tesla ute, electric semi, next gen Roadster – and VTOL jet!
Elon Musk tells of the projects that really excite him – particularly the Tesla ute and the latest Roadster which he says will be best sports car “in every dimension.”
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 5, 2018

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New electric vehicle highway is welcome gear shift, but other countries are streets ahead
Motorists and governments have each been waiting for the other to take the plunge on electric cars.
Iftekhar Ahmad

Nov 5, 2018

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Half of all millennials would like to buy an electric car, says Jaguar
A survey commissioned by Jaguar Land Rover has revealed nearly 50 per cent of young Australians would like to buy an electric car over an ICE vehicle.
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 2, 2018

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Zero emissions Hyundai NEXO vacuum-cleans dirty air as you drive
Hyundai’s fuel cell SUV now fitted with advanced air purification system, designed to “scrub” the dirty emissions of other petrol and diesel vehicles as it drives.
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 2, 2018

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Ford, Volvo and Baidu to make autonomous EVs for world’s largest market
Global auto giants Volvo and Ford join internet giant Baidu in massive China-based push into the autonomous electric car market.
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 2, 2018

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RMIT’s solar tuk-tuk could help lower SE Asian emissions
A group of students from RMIT in Melbourne have designed an electric, solar-powered tuk-tuk that uses carry-on PV panels to re-charge its Tesla car battery. And they’re taking it around the world.
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 1, 2018

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Hyundai and Kia cars may be powered by solar roof tech by 2019
Hyundai and Kia look to add solar to cars to boost charging and range for EVs and hybrids.
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 1, 2018

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Musk says by 2019, Tesla’s Summon feature will allow cars to park themselves
Upgraded feature will allow Tesla cars to enter parking lot, find an empty spot and park themselves.
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 1, 2018

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Australia testing ground for innovative materials in world’s “toughest solar race”
German solar racing team wants to win the 2019 biennial 3,000km World Solar Challenge – a grueling race from Darwin to Adelaide – and has a new weapon to get it there.
Bridie Schmidt

Oct 31, 2018

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Road Trips

Dutch EV explorer tests limits of range anxiety in Australian desert
If you want to test the limits of range anxiety for EVs, then follow these instructions: Drive to world’s most remote dog fence and turn left.
Bridie Schmidt

Oct 31, 2018

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Australia made battery packs creating SEA change towards electric trucks
SEA says its battery technology to electrify trucks – both big and small – is delivering quick returns for fleet owners, and making drivers happy,
Tony Bosworth

Oct 31, 2018

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Australian doctors call for better EV policy in wake of WHO air pollution report
World Health Organisation Report highlights the stunning and terrible impacts of air pollution – particularly on children.
Bridie Schmidt

Oct 31, 2018

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