Plugged In: Australia fiddles while Niro burns, big news on EV orders and batteries

Big news in Australian EV space with launch of NIro, the biggest EV order to date, while minister Angus Taylor says he won't drive an electric car, just as Biden takes an electric ute for a spin.

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We’re in our 80s, and took our Tesla on an electric road and camping trip

We are a youngish couple, average age 80, with a Tesla Model 3. With border restrictions lifted we could finally take a trip to Queensland and NSW.

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Deakin Uni says new lithium sulphur battery may deliver 1,000km EV range

Deakin University and Australian start-up Li-S Energy say revolutionary new lithium sulphur battery could deliver 1,000km range to electric cars.

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Electric vehicles are on the way, but it’s more than a matter of plug and play

One million EVs have the potential to provide the equivalent power of two coal-fired power plants to the grid.

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Chargefox opens Cooma site to complete national ultra-rapid charging network

Chargefox successfully completes first phase of its plan to build an ultra-fast electric vehicle charging network across key routes.

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The Australian trucking industry has begun to turn electric

Australia’s trucking industry is making moves to go electric, and the switch will deliver clear socio-economic, environmental and health-related benefits.