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Hydrogen car is dead and buried, just three years after Morrison hailed it a “game changer”

Tim Wilson, Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Toyota Australia president Matthew Callachor and Minister for Energy Angus Taylor pose for a photo with a hydrogen-fuelled car in Melbourne. (AAP Image/Pool, William West)

Former Coalition government made a big deal about hydrogen cars while claiming the EV would ruin the weekend. But no one is about to take a fuel cell car on a camping trip.

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How to get battery electric vehicles to the mainstream

It's hard to sell new ideas and products to the early and late majority, and the laggards. We saw this with radios, cable TV, and personal computers, and now with EVs.

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First electric road trip: We traded in our fossil car and drove the new EV 1,000kms home

It was an adventure of unknowns. The only EV we'd ever driven was a Tesla Y rental. We’d never sighted another Renault Megane E-Tech in the wild, much less driven one.

Evie Networks charging a Tesla Model Y. Source: Evie Networks

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“Drivers committing fraud:” Why EV fast charging network had to change payment system

Charging network says it changed payment methods because some drivers were using cards with insufficient funds, akin to "filling a car with petrol and driving away without paying."

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Heavy truck drivers prefer electric, but roadblocks stand in their way

Trucking industry says drivers prefer electric vehicles, but the sector needs more support and new rules to encourage their adoption.

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Smart #1 and Smart #3 test drives: Hash-tagging their way to an all electric future

Smart are back in Australia with a new all electric line-up, starting with the #1 and the #3. We take them for a drive.

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Batteries on wheels: If Australia really wants smart EVs with V2G, it will have to say so

Australia may no longer be a dumping ground for the world’s most polluting cars, but it will need to get its settings right to avoid being a dumping ground for dumb EVs.

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Litchfield national park in the Top End: Range-perfect for EV tripping

You can enjoy the stunning Litchfield national park in your EV with absolutely no cause for range or any other anxiety the popular media currently attributes to electric driving.

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EV News

VW reveals pricing of ID. Buzz due to land in Australia before Christmas

German automotive giant says the ID. Buzz will go on sale before Christmas, and below the threshold for Luxury Car Tax.

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Can electric motor-bikes save postal workers from dog attacks?

Australian Post hopes a new delivery of quiet electric motor-bikes will reduce the number of attacks on delivery people from dogs provoked by noisy machines.

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