Electric trucks, dozers and excavators to drive Fortescue’s “real zero” plans
Iron ore billionaire Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest says he intends to silence the naysayers with profitable patented green technology to save the planet - and mining.
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Can electric motor-bikes save postal workers from dog attacks?
Australian Post hopes a new delivery of quiet electric motor-bikes will reduce the number of attacks on delivery people from dogs provoked by noisy machines.
Brisbane hydrogen fleet project lands funding from Mitsubishi and Samsung
Lion Energy unveils $10 million partnership with Mitsubishi subsidiary DGA Energy and Samsung C&T to help fund a green hydrogen project for a future city bus fleet.
Insurance costs and charging bans raise new barriers to electric vehicle adoption
Soaring insurance costs, charging bans in apartments and lack of certification on battery health cited as major new hurdles in the adoption of electric vehicles.
BHP rejects hydrogen and hybrids, will go straight to electric for giant haul trucks
BHP would go "straight to a battery electric truck" as a diesel replacement for its massive haul trucks in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Electric utes, vans and trucks – and retrofits – key to cutting emissions, says BZE
Commercial electric vehicles present a $110bn opportunity to decarbonise Australian industry and employ a new generation of workers, think tank says.
Report calls for diesel rebates to be slashed to accelerate electric mines
Capping the diesel subsidy for mining companies would save $14 billion by 2030, which could go towards costs for an electric truck industry and battery manufacturing.