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Daimler brings light-duty eCanter electric truck to Australia

Daimler brings light-duty eCanter electric truck to Australia

German giant Daimler is taking limited orders in Australia for its first all-electric light duty truck, the Fuso eCanter.
Dumping ground: Australia’s list of cleanest and dirtiest fossil fuel cars

Dumping ground: Australia’s list of cleanest and dirtiest fossil fuel cars

Cars on Australian roads are 50 per cent more polluting than in Europe, reinforcing claims this country is a dumping ground for dirty vehicles. Here’s a list of the cleanest and dirtiest brands.
Eight in 10 Victorians support ban on petrol car sales by 2030

Eight in 10 Victorians support ban on petrol car sales by 2030

A panel of 211 ordinary Victorians have sent a very clear message to government: we want strong measures to support electric vehicles.
Tesla pinpoints gateway to Tasmania to fill Supercharger gap in Apple Isle

Tesla pinpoints gateway to Tasmania to fill Supercharger gap in Apple Isle

A glaring gap in Tesla’s Australian Supercharging network will soon be filled.
Tesla sales increase 80% in Germany ahead of Berlin factory boost

Tesla sales increase 80% in Germany ahead of Berlin factory boost

Tesla chases down VW in electric sales as Germany finally starts to catch up with EV transition, and as Berlin Gigafactory gets ready to open.
Victorians want government to provide better EV adoption support policies

Victorians want government to provide better EV adoption support policies

In a unique experiment – Infrastructure Victoria recently commissioned the state’s largest ever deliberative engagement program to ask Victorians about the EV transition.
Las Vegas company designs Tesla Cybertruck camper add-on

Las Vegas company designs Tesla Cybertruck camper add-on

Las Vegas-based analytics company Stream branches out and creates a camper addition to Tesla’s popular yet polarising electric ute.
“Offsetting is a cop-out”: Polestar plots climate neutral course for 2030

“Offsetting is a cop-out”: Polestar plots climate neutral course for 2030

Polestar plans to make the world’s first “truly climate neutral car” by 2030 by eliminating emissions in the production line rather than simply offsetting emissions.