BYD races towards its goal of 20,000 Flash Chargers with huge growth in first quarter
BYD announces Flash Charging rollout update on its game-changing charging tech with new battery allowing fast charging in 5 minutes.
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Riz is the founder of carloop based in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV data, insight reports and trends. He is a mechanical engineer who spent the first 7 years of his career building transport infrastructure before starting carloop. He has a passion for cars, particularly EVs and wants to help reduce transport emissions in Australia. He currently drives a red Tesla Model 3.
Ford F-150 Lightning electric ute owners told to trickle charge as local distributor goes bust
The 150 Australian owners of the Ford F-150 Lightning electric ute told not to fast charge their car because of fire risk. The advice came amid news the parent company of the car distributor has gone bust.
Petrol giant breaks ground on massive, 24-bay EV charging hub at Melbourne Airport
Oil giant breaks ground on its first large-scale charging hub in Australia, a 24-bay site at Melbourne Airport that it plans to complete later this year.
As petrol and diesel prices soar, EV fast-charging costs are falling
Petrol and diesel prices at the bowser have nearly doubled in a month. Prices of many highway supercharging stations, on the other hand, are falling.
Tesla introduces foldable supercharger for faster and cheaper rollout
Tesla launches foldable superchargers, lowering cost and time to deploy, helping rollout bigger sites sooner.
New Zealand strikes co-funding deal to double number of EV chargers
New Zealand government and private companies agree to double the number of EV chargers to encourage car drivers to take up electric mobility in face of latest fuel crisis.
Network funds EV charger and battery for regional First Nations community
A $50,000 grant has helped deliver an EV charger with a 40kWh battery storage system in the small town of Alexandra.
Tesla to focus on more powerful 500 kW V4 cabinets for Supercharger network
Tesla ends production of 250 kW supercharging cabinets, and will only produce 500 kW cabinets, enabling faster charging speeds for compatible cars and for electric trucks.
“It can be done:” Australia’s biggest strata fitout proves EV charging in apartments is possible
Strata and apartment complexes are beginning to relent on allowing EV charging, as demand and evidence like a recent 251-point installation prove it can be done safely.
Australian scientists hail breakthrough in quantum batteries and rapid charging of EVs
CSIRO quantum battery research team hail technology breakthrough that could help recharge electric cars faster than petrol vehicles fill up.