Tesla Cybertruck tows a large boat ahead of launch
A Tesla Cybertruck is captured towing a large boat for the first time.
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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.
Why Australia should copy the Norwegian model for rapid EV adoption
Norway's main EV association is effective because it is consumer based, has no vested interests and is an effective voice to government.
Kia EV9 test drive: The biggest electric passenger car on the market
Kia's new flagship vehicle will be the largest electric SUV in the market. We test drive the EV9 to find out if size does matter.
Businesses still in the slow lane for uptake of electric vehicles
Almost one in three businesses have yet to add an EV to their fleet, and more than half say they will not replace all vehicles with the low-emission technology until after 2030.
“A pretty brutal space:” Car makers and consumers wrestle with the transition to EVs
The world's biggest car makers and consumers are thinking about EVs - but not everyone is ready to make the leap just yet, for a bunch of different reasons.
BYD is building a new vehicle carrier to ship 7,000 EVs at a time
BYD's selected shipbuilder has begun construction of the first two car carrier ships.
Bigger is not better: Surging sales of large electric vehicles raises environmental red flags
Larger and heavier EVs require bigger batteries to power them, making the boom in electric SUVs bad news for the supply of critical raw materials, and for the environment.
AGL trial shows time of use tariffs can shift EV charging away from peak periods
An $8 million trial finds that time of use tariffs succeed in shifting EV charging into off peak periods, but V2G technology will have to wait.
Volvo claims Australia’s longest electric truck journey from Brisbane to Canberra
Volvo Trucks completes what it says is Australia’s longest electric truck journey, travelling 1,185 kilometres from Brisbane to Canberra in a heavy-duty truck in 19 hours, including charging time.
Intellihub begins roll out of 50 power pole chargers for EV owners with no garage
The first of 50 power pole mounted electric vehicle (EV) chargers has been rolled out across Sydney and the Hunter regions of NSW by utility services company Intellihub.