James Fernyhough, Author at The Driven IO

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James Fernyhough

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.

EV News

Australian fast charging “unicorn” Tritium gets massive cash boost in US listing deal
Brisbane-based fast charger manufacturer Tritium will merge with a US company and list on the NASDAQ, raising $520 million to fund European expansion.
James Fernyhough

May 27, 2021

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Policy

“Pay up or lose your rego”: Victoria’s EV road tax passed into law
Victoria’s upper house has passed Labor’s controversial EV road user charge into law. Here’s how it works, and what happens if you don’t pay.
James Fernyhough

May 26, 2021

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EV News

Tesla begins all-camera autopilot system upgrade, ditches radar
Tesla will begin overhauling the autopilot system in some models immediately, ditching radar in favour of an entirely camera-based system.
James Fernyhough

May 26, 2021

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Charging & V2G

Nissan Leaf owners could start feeding energy into grid by end of year
Owners of Nissan Leaf EVs could start using their car batteries to feed back into the grid and power their homes as early as the end of the year.
James Fernyhough

May 12, 2021

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EV News

Enel X launches bid to power Australia’s electric bus revolution
US company brings e-bus charging to Australia in a bid to ride the wave of electrification coming in the nation’s public transport sector this decade.
James Fernyhough

May 10, 2021

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EV News

Chips are down: Why the world could run out of new cars
An acute shortage of semiconductor chips has prompted Morgan Stanley to seriously suggest the world could run out of new cars.
James Fernyhough

May 7, 2021

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Charging & V2G

Siemens signs deal to bring EV charging equipment to New Zealand
German vendor signs deal with a local energy company to distribute its charging equipment in response to growing government-backed demand for EVs.
James Fernyhough

May 6, 2021

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EV News

Tesla’s carbon credit windfall to shrink as rival car-makers clean up their act
The hit may not be great news for Tesla shareholders, but it is a positive sign European car makers are edging towards decarbonisation.
James Fernyhough

May 6, 2021

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EV News

Make everyone pay road user tax, not just EVs: car industry
Car makers call for a single national road user charge for all types of vehicles, a move they say would set up the country for electrification.
James Fernyhough

May 5, 2021

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EV News

Mazda brings its first electric car to Australia, first deliveries in August
Japanese car maker Mazda opens pre-orders for its first fully electric vehicle into the Australian market, an SUV coupe-style car.
James Fernyhough

May 5, 2021

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EV News

Tasmanian EV buyers to get tax break as Liberals win state poll
Buyers of new and used EVs in Tasmania will have stamp duty waived for next two years under promise of newly re-elected Liberal state government.
James Fernyhough

May 3, 2021

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EV News

How Elon Musk is planning to put motor insurers out of business
High-tech car makers like Tesla are using reams of customer data to sell cheap bespoke insurance. Incumbent insurers may struggle to keep up.
James Fernyhough

Apr 26, 2021

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