Tesla starts taking orders for “badass” Semi electric truck
Tesla finally opens order books for Semi electric truck after long four-year wait held back by battery cell supply constraints.
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Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model Y and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.
Australian bus builder Volgren signs landmark hydrogen partnership
Australia’s largest bus body builder Volgren partners with Wrightbus to make fuel cell electric buses for Australian market.
Pool, gym, EV: Tesla Model 3 joins Gold Coast hotel as share car
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It’s true that we don’t make Holdens, Toyotas or Fords anymore, but automotive manufacturing is still alive in Australia.
Daimler Buses to offer only zero emission buses in cities from 2030
Daimler Buses says it will begin offering only CO2-neutral battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell buses in Europe's cities by 2030.
Electric trucks are coming: Volvo opens orders for heavy duty, Volta targets US market
Volvo Trucks officially opens orders for its heavy-duty electric truck range, while Volta targets the US market.
Beyond electric cars: how electric trucks, buses, tractors and scooters will help tackle climate change
Electrification can work for almost all transport options, and there will soon be no need to burn petrol and diesel in an internal combustion engine.
Nikola beats Tesla to trucks market as electric semi enters serial production
Arizona-based electric truck manufacturer Nikola says it has begun serial production of its battery-electric Tre semi-trailer trucks.
New Zealand backs Zenobe to fast-track electric bus fleets
New Zealand green bank to finance deployment of electric bus fleets under long-term lease agreements.
New 14-seat electric commuter bus lands in Australia
New 14-seat Joylong electric commuter bus, promising two year payback for fleets, arrives in Australia.