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Hydrogen cars won’t overtake electric vehicles because they’re hampered by laws of science

Hydrogen has long been touted as the future for passenger cars but it struggles to compete with electric vehicles, a view reinforced by two recent pronouncements.

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Tesla beats Toyota and Honda as Model 3 becomes top selling car in California

Tesla Model 3 becomes best selling car across all passenger segments in California, beating Toyota Camry and Corolla and Honda Civic and Accord, despite being rated in "near luxury" category.

The 2021 Porsche Taycan. Source: Porsche

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Porsche announces Taycan electric sportscar pricing and specifications

The Porsche Taycan is about to land in Australia, and local pricing and specification for the new electric car is now revealed by the luxury sportscar maker.

WSU PhD graduate Junhua Song and colleagues created a sodium-ion battery that holds as much energy and works as well as some commercial lithium-ion battery chemistries. Source: WSU Insiders

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Researchers say ‘salty’ sodium battery as good as lithium-ion

Battery researchers from Washington State University create "extra salty" sodium-ion battery that is as good as some lithium-ion varieties, and could be a lot cheaper.

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Renault and Mercedes-Benz throw in free wall chargers in Australia offering

European car makers Renault and Mercedes-Benz spark up end of financial year offerings by adding more inclusions with the Zoe and EQC electric cars.

The Hyundai Kona Electric. Source: Hyundai

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Australian electric and hybrid auto sales jump, as fossil fuel market plunges again

Sales of fossil fuel cars plunged again in Australia last month, but plug-in and hybrid sales increased, pointing to fundamental change in the market.

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Dutch and Australian bus makers join forces to build electric buses in Australia

Dutch Ebusco announces regional partnership with Australian Bus Corporation to build and maintain next generation of electric buses in Australia and New Zealand.

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Tesla Model 3 remains global EV leader despite huge drop in sales

Tesla keeps title of global leader in electric vehicle sales in April, despite 75% drop from March due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

The City of Sydney's fleet of Nissan LEAF EVs. Source: Nissan

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NSW government triples EV fleet pledge, to ease regulations for charging infrastructure

The NSW government triples its targets for government fleet EVs, will look to guarantee access to charging infrastructure in new buildings.

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Fully Charged Live is considering coming to Australia in 2022

Leading electric vehicle channel Fully Charged may bring its live electric vehicle event to Australia in 2022.