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Origin offers shared electric cars to apartments and office buildings

Origin offers shared electric cars to apartments and office buildings

Origin rolls out an EV car sharing service for apartments and office buildings, with the first customer in a Melbourne apartment building.
BYO cable: Now you can charge your EV while you watch a film at a drive-in

BYO cable: Now you can charge your EV while you watch a film at a drive-in

Drive-in theatre in Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula claims to be the world’s first to provide EV charging for patrons.
Thousands of Tesla Model 3 and Model Y EVs are on their way to Australia

Thousands of Tesla Model 3 and Model Y EVs are on their way to Australia

Tesla Model 3 and Model Y customers told to expect their long awaited deliveries in the second week of August.
BYD Atto 3 gets Australian regulator approval

BYD Atto 3 gets Australian regulator approval

Good news for thousands of BYD Atto 3 order holders after it received Australian Design Rules (ADR) approval.
Volvo partners with ACT to design zero emission emergency services vehicles

Volvo partners with ACT to design zero emission emergency services vehicles

Volvo signs landmark partnership with ACT Emergency Service Agency to develop zero emission operational emergency services vehicles.
Moke maker bought by EV Technology to spur global expansion

Moke maker bought by EV Technology to spur global expansion

Moke International bought by EV Technology in $US50 million deal designed to spur international expansion.
Cupra lands in Australia with electric hatch and plans for two more EVs from 2025

Cupra lands in Australia with electric hatch and plans for two more EVs from 2025

Spanish car company Cupra is buoyed by new EV friendly federal government, and plans to bring in another two electric cars after release of long range Born hatch.
First Ampol EV charger site goes live and is free until August

First Ampol EV charger site goes live and is free until August

Petrol retailer Ampol’s first EV fast-charging site has opened to public in the Sydney suburb of Alexandria.