5 min

V2G: What’s the state of play with vehicle-to-grid, vehicle-to-home technology?

Electric vehicle to grid, and to home, hold a lot of promise for the world's rapidly transforming electricity grids, but they're not quite there yet. And there are many reasons for this.

3 min

EV Council calls for electric car sales target, ‘clear leadership’

Australia's Electric Vehicle Council and Environment Victoria call for a sales target for electric and plug-in hybrid cars, in wake of report on future mobility from Infrastructure Victoria.

2 min

Peugeot commits “serenely” to new range of electric sports cars

Peugeot says it is "approaching the energy transition with serenity", with plans to focus on the development of a range of electrified sports cars, and to launch three new models by 2020.

2 min

Electric cars exempt from WA levy to buy back taxi plates

Electric vehicles used as taxis or ride-shares exempt from WA levy use to fund buy-back of plates from stricken taxi industry.

3 min

Victoria report says billions of dollars, many lives, to be saved from autonomous and shared vehicles

Infrastructure Victoria report identifies $15 billion in benefits for the state from shared and autonomous driving, and a 94 per cent reduction in traffic accidents.

3 min

Musk promises more Tesla service centres by end 2019

Elon Musk promises more service centres to handle Tesla customers, as Tesla opens a 50-unit charging station in Hong Kong - the biggest to date in Asia.

2 min

NZ one step closer to autonomous, flying air taxis

Autonomous, electric flying air taxis could soon be a thing in New Zealand, thanks to Kitty Hawk, the air taxi company started by Google's co-founder Larry Page, and Air New Zealand.

2 min

Google is adding EV charging maps to iPhone and Android app

Google makes EV charging stations available on Google Maps for smart phone apps.

2 min

Hyundai says Kona EV available in Australia in November, then changes its mind

Confusion reigns as Hyundai flags via Twitter that Kona EV available mid November, then deletes the tweet a day later.

2 min

Daimler says 25% of models will be all-electric by 2025, but ICE here for ‘long time’

Daimler has three-pronged approach to zero emissions future, with all-electric and fuel cell solutions as well as 'high-tech' ICE vehicles and hybrids.