Daniel Bleakley, Author at The Driven

Daniel Bleakley is a clean technology researcher and advocate with a background in engineering and business. He has a strong interest in electric vehicles, renewable energy, manufacturing and public policy.

EV News

“Not good:” Elon Musk slams US EV tariff as three quarters of young Americans say they’d consider buying a Chinese vehicle

Survey find most young US people would consider buying a Chinese vehicle. The polling comes days after a 100% tariff was slapped on imports of Chinese EVs, a move Elon Musk says will "distort the market".

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China’s first carbon border tax? Insiders flag big tariff on imported US gas guzzlers

A battle between clean tech and fossil dinosaurs? Insiders say China is poised to slap a 25 per cent tariff on imports of "large-engined" vehicles from the US and Europe.

5 min

Will Australia dare follow Paris and support bikes and electric trucks instead of fossil SUVs?

The Australian government admits that growing SUV sales threaten to undermine progress on EVs. It hints at following Paris and other parts of Europe in encouraging bikes and electric trucks.

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New York startup launches 500kW “charging trees”, says it will grow network bigger than Tesla

An innovative New York startup company has developed a space-saving EV charger that unlocks up to 500kW speed charging in street-side and tight underground parking applications. The company, which has received funding from Google, says its network will be bigger than Tesla's.

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“It’s all about the money:” US town saves $80,000 a year by switching to electric police vehicles

A small town has been switching its police vehicles to electric. Fuel costs are now just a tenth of what they were and switching all police cars in the US could save around $US1.6 billion per year.

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Autonomous Vehicles

“An automotive revolution:” UK paves the way for self-driving electric cars by 2026

Self-driving vehicles could be on British roads as soon as 2026 as AV Act becomes law, requiring safety at least as high as "careful and competent" human drivers.

Chief Advocacy Officer Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia Dr Adele Lausberg and Susie Smith from Climate Change Authority at Truck Show X

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“Eclipsed our wildest dreams:” Trucking industry starts to embrace electric future

The Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia has held Australia's first zero emission trucking conference as the industry starts to get serious about the transition to new technologies.

5 min

EV News

“We saved $17,000 in one hour:” Australia’s first electric truck show gives taste of the future

Inaugural zero emission Truck Show X conference heralded as huge success, with head of Australian trucking industry group saying the event eclipsed wildest expectations.

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EV News

Retrofit nation: Call for mass conversion of Australia’s truck fleet to spark battery industry

A call has gone out for projects that think big on ways to achieve the rapid conversion of half the Australian vehicle fleet to EV’s – over 10 million vehicles.

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EV News

Surge in Australian fossil car advertising undermining efforts to clean up transport

Advertising spending on gas-guzzling SUVs is growing rapidly, while ad spending for EVs and small cars is being cut, putting transport emissions targets at risk.

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