Daniel Bleakley, Author at The Driven IO

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Daniel Bleakley

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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.

Tesla says a sustainable economy will save 16 billion tonnes of fossil fuels a year
Tesla’s 2023 impact report reveals improvements on self-driving safety as well as stunning figures on how much mining could be avoided with a full transition to clean technology.
Daniel Bleakley

May 28, 2024

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“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”.
Daniel Bleakley

May 27, 2024

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EV News

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.
Daniel Bleakley

May 27, 2024

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EV News

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.
Daniel Bleakley

May 26, 2024

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EV News

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.
Daniel Bleakley

May 26, 2024

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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.
Daniel Bleakley

May 23, 2024

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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.
Daniel Bleakley

May 22, 2024

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EV News

“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.
Daniel Bleakley

May 21, 2024

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“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.
Daniel Bleakley

May 20, 2024

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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.
Daniel Bleakley

May 17, 2024

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