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Milk, eggs and a fully charged EV: Supermarkets turn to solar canopies and public charging
Retailers are set to drive public fast charging as they hone in on a new revenue model from electricity sales.
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First of four enormous battery “rooms” energised aboard world’s largest e-ferry
The Tasmania-built electric ferry will have a 40 MWh, 250 tonne battery, housed across four “battery rooms” deep inside the ship.
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New Australian electric truck company signs delivery deal with Who Gives A Crap
New zero-emissions trucking company New Energy Transport has cut a deal with Who Gives A Crap to deliver greener toilet paper, and show the path for electric trucking in Australia.
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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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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.
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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.
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“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.
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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.
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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.
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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.