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Electrification could save Sydney’s ferries in NSW clean transport strategy

New and retrofitted electric ferries, and multimodal roads with streamlined user fees, are being sounded out by the NSW state government.
EV Direct to expand BYD import operations into Fiji

EV Direct to expand BYD import operations into Fiji

EV Direct announces expansion into Fiji, becoming one of the first electric vehicle sellers on the market there.
Victorian Tesla electric car uptake soars in August

Victorian Tesla electric car uptake soars in August

EV uptake is starting to take off all around the country. In Victoria, Tesla is still dominating sales.
Tesla plans huge sales ramp in Germany, reaches 10,000 Model Y milestone in Texas

Tesla plans huge sales ramp in Germany, reaches 10,000 Model Y milestone in Texas

Tesla reaches milestone 10,000 Model Ys in Texas as it looks to double vehicle sales in Germany.
Daimler unveils its first electric heavy duty and long haul truck

Daimler unveils its first electric heavy duty and long haul truck

Daimler Truck unveils its first heavy-duty, battery-electric truck – the Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul – with a new e-axle and 600kWh battery.
Renault unveils all-new Trafic Van E-Tech Electric

Renault unveils all-new Trafic Van E-Tech Electric

Renault unveils an electric version of the company’s bestselling Trafic Van, to join the electric Kangoo ZE debuted more than a decade earlier.
Peugeot pushes back Australian launch of e208 and e-2008, promises all-electric van

Peugeot pushes back Australian launch of e208 and e-2008, promises all-electric van

Peugeot delays release of its two popular EV models into Australia, but will be looking at release of an electric van.
First drive of Volkswagen ID.Buzz: Urban cool and tight turning circles

First drive of Volkswagen ID.Buzz: Urban cool and tight turning circles

Whole bunch of electric vans have been launched at world’s biggest trucking conference, but none matched the ID.Buzz for cool. We took it for a drive.