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Saturday, August 8, 2026

Saturday, August 8, 2026

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Ben Elliston

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Can Australia’s “little Norway” reach net zero by 2045? It will need very strong EV targets to get there
ACT’s climate strategy underestimates the scale of change needed in its plan to reach net zero by 2045. Serious EV targets might be necessary.
Ben Elliston

Jul 28, 2026

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Road Trips

A 1,000 km day trip in our EV to a country town and back – and just 43 minutes charge time
Over the 1,000 km to a country town and back, we stopped to charge for a total of 43 minutes, which is 17 minutes less than the recommended breaks for a single driver.
Ben Elliston

Apr 9, 2026

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The fossil car industry in Norway is nearly dead. Who are selling the last ICE vehicles?
What do the dying embers of the fossil car industry look like? Who gets to sell the last ICE car? Norway provides a case study.
Ben Elliston

Mar 11, 2026

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EV News

Hotel and motel EV charging fees are becoming incredibly expensive
Destination charging has always had its place. Some of it used to be free, but now many of the hotel and motel installations are incredibly expensive. Like internet fees, that has to change.
Ben Elliston

Jan 14, 2026

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EV News

EV range ratings – how do they work, and what do they mean?
Many new EV drivers bought their vehicle with an eye on the range printed on the windscreen sticker. But they won’t achieve that on a highway.
Ben Elliston

Dec 10, 2025

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EV News

The dirty Australian loophole in plug-in hybrid emissions ratings
New regulations in Europe recognise that plug in hybrids are three times more polluting than previously claimed. The Australian government needs to catch up and close this emissions loophole.
Ben Elliston

Jul 22, 2025

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Road Trips

Really long EV road trips are actually not that hard – with better route planning
Better route planning means being able to make very long trips in electric cars with surprisingly little time waiting to charge. And it’s not just about wind speed and avoiding lonely chargers.
Ben Elliston

Feb 2, 2025

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Just 45 petrol cars sold in Norway in July as EVs hit 92 per cent of sales
Norway sold just 45 fossil-fuelled cars in the month of July as the share of full battery electric vehicles hit a record 92 per cent.
Ben Elliston

Aug 15, 2024

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Road Trips

Will we make it? Canberra to the coast and back in a very short range Nissan Leaf EV
A new fast charger in Braidwood makes it possible to go from Canberra to the coast and back in a Nissan Leaf, despite having a maximum range of just 110 km.
Ben Elliston

Mar 27, 2024

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Electric Work Vehicles

Tesla Semis and electric depots put to the test on range and grid connections
Run on Less events put spotlight on grid connection, load management, charging regimes, as well as range, for a series of electric trucks, including the Tesla Semi.
Ben Elliston

Sep 18, 2023

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