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Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

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EV News

Germany launches new electric car subsidy aimed at low-income households
Germany launches new subsidy program for electric vehicles, offering up to €6,000 to lower-income households buying or leasing new EVs.
Jennifer Collins

May 20, 2026

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Electric Work Vehicles

Australian start-up crunches the numbers on electric trucks for companies stuck on diesel
How far and how fast can a battery-powered prime mover go? One Australian start-up is doing the sums so freight businesses looking to move from diesel don’t have to.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

May 20, 2026

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BYD sends its own ship with almost 5,000 NEVs to meet surging demand in Australia market
In a first for the Australian EV market, Chinese car giant BYD has dispatched its own ship with thousands of NEVs to meet the surge in local demand.
Riz Akhtar

May 20, 2026

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Electric Transport

Construction starts on Sydney’s first purpose-built electric bus depot
Construction has officially begun on Sydney’s first purpose-built electric bus depot, which will be capable of charging 150 battery electric buses.
Joshua S. Hill

May 19, 2026

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Electric Boats

Sydney Harbour expected to have its first electric ferry within two years
Sydney Harbour is expected to have its first electric ferry within two years – beginning a trial that will decide whether more electric ferries will join the fleet.
Joshua S. Hill

May 19, 2026

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Videos

Video: Hyundai Elexio review – Fighting China with China?
In this review, we look at how the Hyundai Elexio stacks up against rivals like Tesla and BYD – and whether it does enough to stand out.
Sam Parkinson

May 19, 2026

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EV News

Tesla dominates fleet choice for EVs, but lack of electric utes a problem
Tesla most favoured choice in fleet EV program. But while the lack of electric utes remains a problem many fleet owners are thinking about emissions as well as total costs.
Giles Parkinson

May 19, 2026

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Electric Work Vehicles

Network giant trials its first electric prime mover and heavy duty charger with battery
Network giant’s first electric prime mover will ply a route between the Hunter Valley and southern Sydney, with a local start-up coming up with a charging solution that includes battery storage.
Joshua S. Hill

May 18, 2026

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Charging & V2G

EV chargers to be rolled out across aged care facilities
A total of 42 EV chargers is to be rolled out for the use of staff and residents at 21 different aged care facilities in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.
Joshua S. Hill

May 18, 2026

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Hydrogen Fuel Cell

First hydrogen heavy truck refuelling station held up by collapse of likely truck suppliers
First-of-its-kind project to provide hydrogen refuelling facilities for heavy trucks in Australia has been hit by delays and added costs, and the financial collapse of its two preferred fuel cell truck suppliers.
Giles Parkinson

May 18, 2026

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Batteries

Hyundai issues urgent safety recall for 2019-2023 Kona electric
Hyundai Australia has just issued an ‘Urgent Safety Recall’ notice for OS model Kona electrics built between May 2018 and July 2023.
Bryce Gaton

May 18, 2026

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Honda doubles down on hybrids after abandoning EV target and posting huge first loss
Honda takes massive first ever loss from its failed EV strategy that it blames on Trump and Chinese competitors, as it doubles down on hybrids and releases a revamped Prelude.
Joshua S. Hill

May 18, 2026

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