James Fernyhough, Author at The Driven

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.

Solar panel car Lightyear One to launch this year after $48m capital raising

Dutch solar electric vehicle maker Lightyear will bring its first car to market at the end of the year following $48 million injection of capital.

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Aussie electric truck company SEA Electric raises $55m ahead of US listing

The Australian electric truck company, founded in 2012, now hopes to list on a US stock market as soon as later this year.

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The real reason Victoria wants to force through its divisive EV road tax

The EV tax would lock in a new state-based road tax that would replace the federally-collected fuel excise, when the EV lobby is too weak to fight.

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Electric vehicles tipped to reach 58pct of new car sales in China by 2030

HSBC predicts almost six in ten new cars sold in China could be electric by 2030, driven by new generation of EV-friendly consumers.

Current EV charging systems can take at least 30-45 minutes, while the new resarch promises to cut this down to minutes. Credit: Kārlis Dambrāns

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Origin to offer fully-electric car fleets to business as it seeks a ride on energy transition

Origin will start offering business customers a fully-electric vehicle fleet service complete with charging infrastructure and carbon offsets.

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Australia’s EV market barely grew in 2020, thanks to ‘hostile’ policies

Electric vehicles sales were less than 1 per cent of total car sales in 2020 and into 2021. The EV industry blames Australia's 'uniquely hostile' EV policies.

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Wuling Mini outsells Tesla Model 3, as China dominates global top 10 EV sales

Wuling Hong Guang Mini EV has overtaken Tesla Model 3 as the world's most popular electric vehicle for the first time as Chinese made EVs dominate top 10.