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Can Australia’s “little Norway” reach net zero by 2045? It will need very strong EV targets to get there

Can Australia’s “little Norway” reach net zero by 2045? It will need very strong EV targets to get there

ACT’s climate strategy underestimates the scale of change needed in its plan to reach net zero by 2045. Serious EV targets might be necessary.
“They do exist:” Fortescue tests its 150 tonne battery-powered water truck, and i new electric dozers, grades and loaders

“They do exist:” Fortescue tests its 150 tonne battery-powered water truck, and i new electric dozers, grades and loaders

Updated: Fortescue tests out its huge new electric mining vehicles, including a 150-tonne water truck, and dozers and wheel loaders, all due to start arriving on site this year.
Charge, tow, repeat: Long distance electric car touring with a pop-top camper trailer

Charge, tow, repeat: Long distance electric car touring with a pop-top camper trailer

A Tesla Model 3 tows a 50-year-old camper nearly 5,700km, revealing the real impact on range, charging and cost.
A mining campaign in a farmer’s hat: “Hands off our diesel” meme is not about tractors

A mining campaign in a farmer’s hat: “Hands off our diesel” meme is not about tractors

Defending the diesel rebate as an act of loyalty to farmers gets it backwards. Real support for regional Australia means helping farmers off diesel, not paying them to stay on it.
Tesla profits squeezed by big bets on AI, merger with SpaceX not ruled out by Elon Musk

Tesla profits squeezed by big bets on AI, merger with SpaceX not ruled out by Elon Musk

Tesla is now pulling in more than $US100 billion in revenue per year, but its margins are being crunched by its big bets on AI and FSD and robots.
Australia Post to expand country’s largest electric delivery fleet with help of government grant

Australia Post to expand country’s largest electric delivery fleet with help of government grant

Australia Post, which already boasts the country’s largest electric delivery fleet, to use government funds to buy electric trucks and prime movers, and more charging stations.
Xpeng announces multiple new EVs for Australia, and an AI future of robotaxis, flying cars and humanoid robots

Xpeng announces multiple new EVs for Australia, and an AI future of robotaxis, flying cars and humanoid robots

Xpeng takes a leaf out of Elon Musk’s playbook with massive expansion plans beyond just the new EV models arriving in Australia this year.
Always be charging! Electric campervan pioneers caught short and need a tow on first lap of Australia

Always be charging! Electric campervan pioneers caught short and need a tow on first lap of Australia

Electric campervan pioneers forget their own charging rules and are caught short on lap of Australia and need a tow. Green nomads take note.