Joshua S. Hill is a Melbourne-based journalist who has been writing about climate change, clean technology, and electric vehicles for over 15 years. He has been reporting on electric vehicles and clean technologies for Renew Economy and The Driven since 2012. His preferred mode of transport is his feet.

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Real-world emissions from plug in hybrids are five times higher than official tests

A new analysis of European plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) has revealed that their real-world emissions are five times higher than official tests would suggest,

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Network wins innovation award for vehicle-to-grid technology trials

Essential Energy, the operator of the local electricity network in 95 per cent of regional NSW, wins innovation award for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology trial, now looking for more car maker partners.

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Volvo claims a world-first fully electric deconstruction site

Volvo deploys five electric machines, electric trucks and a battery-powered demolition robot to deconstruct three buildings as part of a major redevelopment in Germany.

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Insights from Tesla’s giant and mostly off-grid Lost Hills Supercharger hub

New analysis provides key insights into how Tesla's massive Lost Hills Supercharger hub is using its large solar and battery installations to support a skinny connection to the local grid.

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Volkswagen’s Elli launches bidirectional charging pilot that promises lower costs

Volkswagen’s energy and charging solutions subsidiary Elli has launched a bidirectional charging pilot that it says can reduce charging costs by up to 75 per cent.

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Polestar unveils Polestar 5 Grand Tourer, starting from $171,000

Polestar has unveiled its new Polestar 5 four-door performance Grand Tourer, its answer to the Porsche Tacan and Audi e-Tron GT.

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Small electric trucks already cost-competitive with diesel without subsidies

Total cost of ownership for light urban delivery trucks is already close to diesel, even without subsidies, an Australian report has found.

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Australian last-mile delivery giant surpasses 100 EVs, beats its own targets

Australian last-mile delivery specialist ANC has grown its fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) to over 100, with another 50 expected to join its fleet in the next 12 months, well ahead of its targets.

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Chery announces plan to slash $2,000 off EV ticket price – for just four days

Chinese automaker has announced it will slash $2,000 off all its electrified vehicles over a four-day period across Australia.

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NSW purchases 151 new electric buses

NSW government has purchased 151 new electric buses, part of the government’s longer-term goal of transitioning the state’s 8,000-plus fleet of diesel and gas buses to zero emissions vehicles.

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