Opinion: Australia needs charging infrastructure not EV subsidies
The Electric Vehicle transition needs a long term plan, not a sugar hit, and that means a focus on charging infrastructure, not EV rebates.
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Lotus unveils its first “lifestyle EV” – an all-electric hyper-SUV called Eletre
Iconic racing and sports car maker unveils latest all-electric offering, shifting lanes into the ever-so slightly more real world with a Hyper-SUV.
Electric Porsche 911 could be powered by solid state batteries
News of an all-electric Porsche 911 rears its head again, this time with solid state batteries.
Nio begins deliveries of flagship ET7 electric sedan ahead of Europe expansion
EV maker Nio has commenced customer deliveries of its flagship electric sedan, the ET7, as it readies for expansion into Europe later in 2022.
UQ breakthrough could double life of high density EV batteries
An atom-wide layer of battery cathode coating could see life of high energy density lithium-ion batteries doubled, and long range EV batteries made more affordable.
Tesla electric cars all sold out until 2023 in home market
Tesla deliveries of most models in the US - in particular the Model Y - appear to be sold out for the rest of 2022.
Tesla starts throttling charging limits at “high-usage” Superchargers
Tesla drivers report they have had their battery charge limits set to 80% at certain Supercharger sites that are in high demand.
Poland’s forgotten electric vehicle: The Fiat 125p was made decades before Tesla
The first electric Fiat 125p was created in 1977, could travel 100 kilometres and accelerate to a speed of 80 km/h.
“Stunning failure of policy:” Second-hand Tesla Model 3 sells for more than original price
Morrison government slammed as auction house reports that some second-hand EVs are being sold online for more than they had cost brand new.
Sydney to Perth in five days in a short-range BYD T3 electric van
Electric T3 van owner Steve Gill attempts the drive from Sydney to Perth in just five days.