NSW council launches shared e-scooter trial with Beam
First metro Sydney council-led electric scooter trial to run for 12 months in partnership with Beam, using Saturn 5 e-scooters.
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Joshua S. Hill is a Melbourne-based journalist who has been writing about climate change, clean technology, and electric vehicles for over 15 years. He has been reporting on electric vehicles and clean technologies for Renew Economy and The Driven since 2012. His preferred mode of transport is his feet.
US tips another $1 billion into electric school buses, to cut “toxic air pollution”
US EPA announces nearly $US1 billion in grant funding expected to help purchase over 2,700 mostly electric buses for schools across 37 states.
How will the EV market evolve in the next three to five years?
Australia's EV market is moving from "early adopters" to "early majority." It's now time to get our minds around smart charging, vehicle to grid and other big changes.
Australian can do so much better road freight energy and emissions – just ask Ben Elton
Light commercial vehicles generate 22 pct of all road transport carbon emissions and their emissions per kilometre for each tonne of freight carried are almost 20 times that of trucks.
Tourist operator to become case study for electric buses in Australia
A Far North Queensland tourism firm will become a case study for electric transport in Australia after pledging to make one third of its bus fleet electric.Â
Queensland targets 3,000 EVs for government fleet, with 500 already plugged in
Queensland Labor says it will have 3,000 EVs in its car fleet by 2026 and install another 2,500 chargers at government buildings over coming three years.
World’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds slashing oil demand far more than electric cars
The electric transport revolution is a great chance to rethink how we move through our cities – and whether we even need a car at all.
Second French city dumps hydrogen bus plan for cheaper electric buses
Pau, a pioneer in the use of hydrogen fuel-cell buses, has become the second French city to dump its hydrogen bus to switch to cheaper and more efficient battery electric models.
Ford F150 Lightning electric ute spotted in Melbourne
A new Ford F150 Lightning electric ute has been spotted charging in Melbourne at a public charger.
Electric utes, vans and trucks – and retrofits – key to cutting emissions, says BZE
Commercial electric vehicles present a $110bn opportunity to decarbonise Australian industry and employ a new generation of workers, think tank says.