Tim has 20 years experience in the IT industry including 14 years as a network engineer and site reliability engineer at Google Australia. He is an EV and renewable energy enthusiast who is most passionate about helping people understand and adopt these technologies.

How battery-powered truck trailers can cut diesel use by up to 50 pct

VE Motion trailer hitched to diesel prime mover. Source: VE Motion

Australian company says electrifying truck trailers with a battery pack is significantly cheaper than doing the same with the prime mover, and can cut diesel use by up to 50 per cent.

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Batteries

Nissan uses recycled Leaf batteries for energy storage at Australian castings factory

Nissan uses recycled batteries from its Leaf EVs to store solar generated at its Victoria castings factory.

2 min

Batteries

Sinopec and LG Chem to develop sodium-ion battery materials for low-speed EVs and grid

Chinese and Korean industrial giants to work together on development of sodium-ion batteries, particularly for low-speed city EV, and grid storage.

2 min

New Greenpeace flagship vessel to feature 3 MWh battery, solar, sails, and hydrogen fuel cells

The new flagship vessel for environmental campaign group Greenpeace will feature a 3 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery, as well as solar, sails, and hydrogen fuel cells.

1 min

Batteries

BMW teams up with Samsung to develop solid-state battery technology

South Korean battery and electronic materials manufacturer Samsung joins efforts by BMW and US-based Solid Power to develop all-solid-state battery (ASSB) technology.

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Nio reaches 90 million EV battery swaps, eyes on Australia market

They said the technology would never work, but Nio has now completed 90 million battery swaps for EVs, and has its eyes on the Australian market.

Yutong extreme heat challenge in Saudi Arabia. Source: Yutong

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High speed test tracks, and extreme temperatures: Ensuring safety in an electric bus

The world's biggest electric bus maker goes to some extraordinary lengths, and uses some innovative tech, to ensure battery pack safety.

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Tesla, BYD, Kia and Smart EVs all fall short in Australian real-world range tests

Results have been released for real-world EV range tests for five electric models from Tesla, BYD, Kia and Smart. All came up short, some more than others.

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Researchers unveil method for real-time EV battery state-of-health monitoring

German researchers says they have devised a way to provide an in-depth picture of what is going on inside an EV battery, and even predict the battery cells' potential lifespan.

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Batteries

Volkswagen ID.3 maintains 91 pct battery capacity after 160,000 km test

A four-year endurance test shows Volkswagen’s ID.3 retains 91% battery capacity after 160,000km—boosting confidence in EV longevity and resale value.

Batteries