Electric Cars
Plugged In: The important Australian EV news of the past week
Weekly update of electric vehicle news in Australia: NSW to get 120 electric buses, Vic issues EV parking spot fines, WA announces charging network, and Queensland to trial five FCEVs and more.
“Last days of the Ice Age:” Tesla dominates as EVs grab bigger share in US
Tesla dominates as EV sales in US jump 40 per cent and sales of petrol and diesel cars fall.
Japan to ban fossil fuel car sales by 2035. Will Australia follow or become a Cuba?
Reports emerge that Japan may ban all new petrol and diesel sales by 2035, leaving Australia with nothing to do but fall in line, or bury its head in the petrol tank.
Hyundai unveils long range, high performance, two way charging EV platform
Hyundai unveils new “E-GMP” electric vehicle platform that will offer long range driving, high performance specs, and bidirectional charging.
Lucid Motors completes first phase of $US700 million EV factory
Saudi-backed Tesla rival Lucid Motors completes first phase of $US700m EV factory in Arizona, and says it’s on track to begin making Lucid Air by mid-2021.
Model 3 leads global EV market, while Model Y beats ID.3
The Tesla Model 3 is still clear lead in the global plug-in electric vehicle market, while Tesla’s Model Y and fellow 2020 newcomer Volkswagen ID.3 jostle for a place in the top three.
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