BlackBerry is alive and well, and wants to build your next car’s brain
It's known as the company that iPhone destroyed. But BlackBerry quit smartphones in 2016 and now wants to conquer the world of car operating systems.
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James Fernyhough is a reporter at RenewEconomy and The Driven. He has worked at The Australian Financial Review and the Financial Times, and is interested in all things related to climate change and the transition to a low-carbon economy.
James Fernyhough is a reporter at RenewEconomy and The Driven. He has worked at The Australian Financial Review and the Financial Times, and is interested in all things related to climate change and the transition to a low-carbon economy.
NSW rejects EV road user charge, targets net zero trains and electric ferries
Victoria's decision to introduce an EV road user charge made it the "laughing stock of the world", says NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance.
Petrol car makers may soon be worth nothing, or worse
The ICE car business is booming, but some analysts believe this is blinding investors to a nasty surprise around the corner, courtesy of EVs.
Australia’s sprawling suburbs are its biggest asset in driving EV uptake
Australia is a land of standalone houses with spacious driveways, making home charging easy. That should eventually help drive EV uptake, says BNEF.
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will make up just 1 pct of cars by 2050
The roads of the future will be swarming with battery EVs, with barely a plug-in hybrid or hydrogen fuel cell vehicle in sight, says BloombergNEF.
World is going electric, but needs to go twice as fast for net zero target
BNEF says aggressive policy measures needed to double the rate of EV uptake and bring an end to new petrol and diesel car sales by 2035.
Can Tesla and the world produce enough batteries to meet EV ‘frenzy’?
New global battery production capacity must increase tenfold to $US560 billion by 2030 to meet demand for EVs. Tesla must increase spending 60-fold.
NSW government to retrain motor mechanics for electric bus rollout
The scheme, to be run by Volvo and TAFE NSW, will support the NSW government's plan to replace all its diesel buses with electric ones by 2030.
Australia EV sales quadruple in May, as Porsche drivers go electric
EV sales jump in May but still make up less than 1 per cent of total market, as consumers opt for petrol and diesel guzzling SUVs and utes.
Elon Musk compares chip shortage to ‘epic-scale’ toilet paper rush
Tesla boss says the global semiconductor chip shortage is prompting companies to over-order, says he's "never seen anything like it".