Australia’s first electric prime mover charging hub gets federal funding
Australia's first electric prime mover charging hub has received $12 million in federal funding, and will feature 14 charging bays for electric trucks.
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Rachel Williamson is a science and business journalist, who focuses on climate change-related health and environmental issues.
Rachel Williamson is a science and business journalist, who focuses on climate change-related health and environmental issues.
Queensland LNP axes zero-emission vehicle target for government car fleet
The Queensland government is axing a zero-emissions target for parts of the state fleet and moving to a tailpipe emissions standard for all vehicles used by public servants.
Adelaide council votes to approve Tesla factory, despite heavily redacted opposition
The Marion council is going ahead with its plan to sell a contaminated piece of land to a developer, which wants to build bespoke Tesla battery recycling factory.
“Trees not Teslas:” Elon Musk hate inspires mass objections to Adelaide battery factory
Hatred for Elon Musk's politics and despair over the loss of green space is behind an avalanche of rejections to a proposal to redevelop a contaminated Adelaide site for a Tesla battery recycling factory.
The EV kerbside charger showdown: Why this fight is coming to your street
A network wants to roll out a 100 kerbside EV chargers mounted on power poles. Charger companies hate the idea. So what's behind this fight between the private sector and a regulated monopoly? We find out.
EV lobby demands financial penalties as broken public chargers fail drivers
Australia needs to get serious about charger maintenance with 13 pct of the country's installations currently out of action.
Ampol dumps retail electricity businesses to focus on EV charging
Ampol has sold its New Zealand and Australian electricity retail businesses so it can focus more deeply on EV charging infrastructure.
These are the vehicle-to-grid chargers that will be available in Australia in 2025
There are five V2G-enabled chargers that are aiming at the Australian market in 2025. More will come, but the wait continues for EV makers to commit to the technology.
Council votes again to dump public EV fast charging station – then changes its mind
Corrected: A Queensland council voted - again - to end eight years of work to install a public EV charger. Then changed its mind.
AC or DC? The charger tech choice that may dictate what your V2G future looks like
The future of electric vehicles might one day be a car with its own onboard charger and a built-in electricity supply deal – almost like a phone contract that offers both device and network.Â