Electric Transport

Trucking group calls on Morrison government to support electric truck rollout

Trucking group calls on Morrison government to support electric truck rollout

Australian Trucking Association calls for financial incentives for electric truck purchases, rejects Taylor’s EV abatement cost modelling.
Daimler brings light-duty eCanter electric truck to Australia

Daimler brings light-duty eCanter electric truck to Australia

German giant Daimler is taking limited orders in Australia for its first all-electric light duty truck, the Fuso eCanter.
Automated BusBot begins driverless trials in Coffs Harbour

Automated BusBot begins driverless trials in Coffs Harbour

Coffs Harbour to trial an automated public shuttle bus operated without a supervisor or driver as it flags a shift to electric transport.
Australian bus maker Volgren plans hydrogen fuel cell prototype

Australian bus maker Volgren plans hydrogen fuel cell prototype

Melbourne-based bus manufacturer plans to build what may be Australia’s first domestically-designed hydrogen fuel-cell bus within the next two years.
Brisbane to power new electric buses with ‘Green Mobility Megawall’

Brisbane to power new electric buses with ‘Green Mobility Megawall’

Sydney and Brisbane will soon have two more electric buses each on their roads, and in Brisbane they could genuinely be zero emissions.
Tesla Semi may be delayed until 2022 due to battery shortage

Tesla Semi may be delayed until 2022 due to battery shortage

Tesla Semi launch delayed again due to battery cell constraints but may go ahead in 2022, Elon Musk says.
Renault Trucks promises electric range for each market segment by 2023

Renault Trucks promises electric range for each market segment by 2023

Renault Trucks announces all-electric option for each market segment from 2023.
Australia’s first mass-made electric trucks go into production

Australia’s first mass-made electric trucks go into production

SEA Electric announces launch of first locally-assembled volume-produced electric trucks, the SEA 300 and SEA 500.