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Joshua S. Hill
Joshua S. Hill

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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Mercedes-Benz uses “reworked” EV batteries for electric trucks

  • June 25, 2025
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  • Joshua S. Hill
Mercedes-Benz introduces reworked high-voltage EV battery for use in the first-generation Mercedes-Benz eActros 300/400 and the Mercedes-Benz eEconic.
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BYD tests solid state battery it says can deliver 1,500 km EV range

  • June 22, 2025
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  • Riz Akhtar
BYD is reported to be undertaking testing of its next generation solid-state battery tech with major improvements in range.
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Mitsubishi to trial battery swap technology for electric trucks and buses

  • June 17, 2025
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  • Joshua S. Hill
Mitsubishi is to take part in a multi-year trial that will feature more than 150 battery-swappable electric buses and trucks and 14 battery swap stations.
Cut-away view of Nissan Leaf ZE0 battery pack.
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“Enormous surge:” EV batteries get second life as large-scale energy storage

  • June 15, 2025
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  • Matthew Biss
New Zealand's biggest utility reapplies old EV batteries into a charging facility, while German start-up raises funds to tap into huge demand for repurposing second hand EV batteries into stationary storage.
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  • 2 min
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Adelaide council votes to approve Tesla factory, despite heavily redacted opposition

  • May 28, 2025
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  • Rachel Williamson
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

  • May 27, 2025
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  • Rachel Williamson
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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CATL launches new swappable battery for heavy-duty trucks, promises big cost savings

  • May 20, 2025
  • Joshua S. Hill
Chinese battery giant CATL says its new swappable battery can deliver big savings to truck operators over diesel equivalents.
B2U stationary storage using recycled EV batteries
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Used EV batteries could power vehicles, houses or even towns – if their manufacturers share vital data

  • April 29, 2025
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Second-life EV batteries could reshape energy storage — if automakers release critical data.
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World’s biggest battery maker flags first commercial sodium battery packs by end of year

  • April 23, 2025
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  • Riz Akhtar
CATL says lower cost, safer and more efficient sodium-ion batteries will be in mass production in 2025.
CATL Battery Showcase Melbourne
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World’s biggest battery maker announces new tech, including stunning charging speed

  • April 22, 2025
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  • Riz Akhtar
World's biggest battery maker outdoes BYD and announces game changing batteries that can have 520 km of range added in just 5 minutes.

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