Rolls Royce is building world’s fastest electric plane to fly in 2020
Rolls Royce races into 2019 with plans to set a new world record for the fastest electric plane ever, taking it to the skies as soon as next year.
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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.
Elon Musk gets Boring, as first tunnel opens for test drives
Musk opens the Boring Company's first tunnel for trials, where cars will travel at such high speeds it will feel "like teleporting".
California decrees all new buses must be electric or fuel cell by 2029
California carves another clean air rule to ensure that by 2040, the amount of carbon and particulate emissions from public buses will be zero.
Revealed: Australian solar-powered electric vehicle with swappable bodies
Australian company breaks cover with a solar-powered Applied Electric Vehicle that seeks to re-imagine the future of transport.
High altitude solar aircraft find testing site in outback Western Australia
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Remote-controlled electric ferry trialled in Finland
In world first trial, remote controlled passenger ferry navigates across Helsinki port using electric propulsion system.
This pure electric vehicle will explore Antarctica pollution-free
French EV maker Venturi unveils specialised battery electric vehicle prototype designed to explore Antarctica without leaving a trace of pollution.
Solar-powered electric tuk tuk hits road for 3000km drive to Cairns
Australian-based plans to drive a solar-powered, electric drive tuk tuk around the world kick off on the weekend, with a 3,000km roadtrip from Melbourne to Cairns.
MIT researchers develop totally silent electric plane with no moving parts
Researchers conduct first successful flight of a totally silent electric plane that has no moving parts and flies using "ionic wind".
Musk flags electric tradie van, to go with the Tesla ute, truck and SUV
Musk suggests an electric van for tradies could be coming, but first the focus is on the Tesla ute, truck, SUV, new Roadster - and the solar tile.