“Luddite:” Minister barred from prime chance to ride in electric truck to parliament
EV manufacturing group says Coalition assistant transport minister has been barred by PM's office from prime chance to showcase electric mobility.
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Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model Y and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.
Beer and Bunnings: The entire weekend goes electric with Linfox
The entire weekend could soon go all-electric, if a couple of brewskis and a visit to your local hardware store is high on your typical agenda.
Volvo puts electric truck charging and range to the test in Australia’s extreme heat
Volvo completes testing of FL Electric to see if Australia’s extreme heat will affect the truck’s range, battery charging, and vehicle performance.
Electric trucks already in financial “sweet spot” and should be on our roads
Battery electric freight trucks financially viable on Australian roads "even today," a new report has found, if they are deployed in the right applications.
Volvo Trucks claims nearly half share of European electric truck market
Volvo Trucks firms up as one of world’s leading electric truck makers, as new figures show it dominated the European market in 2021.
Janus unveils first electric truck for Australian east coast battery swap route
Electric truck maker Janus debuts first battery-powered prime mover in Australia and plans to set up battery swap stations up and down eastern seaboard.
Tesla begins ramping up pre-production of electric Semi, but still faces delays
Tesla begins limited production of long-awaited Semi electric truck at its Giga Nevada factory, though it still faces delays due to supply chain issues.
Swedish modular electric truck heads to key market
Though small and with limited top speed and range, Inzile's Pro4 electric truck is gearing up to take on one of the world's most important EV markets.
Tesla Semi may be delayed until 2022 due to battery shortage
Tesla Semi launch delayed again due to battery cell constraints but may go ahead in 2022, Elon Musk says.
Australia’s first mass-made electric trucks go into production
SEA Electric announces launch of first locally-assembled volume-produced electric trucks, the SEA 300 and SEA 500.