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New Australia/New Zealand wiring rules to increase cost of EV charger installations

New rules will increase the cost of car charging equipment, and could cause major headaches for strata managers unless ‘demand management’ software limits power drawn

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Australia’s JetCharge lands charging contract with Nissan

JetCharge to provide EV charging stations at 89 Nissan dealerships, and to EV owners who choose to have them.

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Nissan says one third of Australian consumers looking at buying EV

Nissan study suggests one third of consumers ready considering buying an EV, and it intends to make one third of its offerings all electric.

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Nissan turns new Leaf in Australia with boosted range

Nissan unveiled their new Australian-version Leaf this morning with a bigger 40kWh battery giving a fully charged range of what the company calls ‘real world’ 270kms.

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Victoria install ultra-rapid EV chargers – “Australia’s fastest”

Victorian government announces $1 million grant to help ChargeFox establish “ultra” fast electric vehicle charging stations at two regional locations in state.

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First electric waste trucks go into service in Victoria

The first Victorian all-electric garbage truck set to start collecting residential rubbish this month.

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BMW announces range increase for i3 electric vehicle

BMW’s i3 EV has been given a power and trim make-over which includes a 260km range – up 30 per cent on the current model.

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How Australia can save $20 billion a year by switching to EVs

How Aussie households would save $2227 a year - or $20billion annually - by switching to electric vehicles.

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Could 2nd hand petrol car market die, along with dealers and repair industry?

Car dealership and repair industry risks dying off and its consumers being caught out if it doesn’t change quickly to adapt to rising electric vehicle sales.

Elon Musk speaking at the Sorbonne in Paris in 2015.

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Deal with SEC allows Musk to resume plotting end of fossil fuel era

Tesla shares surge after Musk reaches settlement with regulator that allows him to stay as CEO, but cede sovereignty over his Twitter activity.