Senate inquiry to urge EV targets, range of incentives
Senator Tim Storer hints at push for national EV target and other incentives as result of Senate inquiry into electric vehicles.
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Giles Parkinson is founder and editor of The Driven, and also edits and founded the Renew Economy and One Step Off The Grid web sites. He has been a journalist for nearly 40 years, is a former business and deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review, and owns a Tesla Model 3.
China maps path to lead global electric vehicle production
New Made In China 2025 plan sees the nation's carmakers producing 3 million EVs a year, 80% of which would be sold on the local market, and the rest sold overseas.
Electric vehicles preferred as next buy for one-third of Victorian drivers
Survey finds 27% of all Victorian drivers would prefer to buy a zero emissions vehicle when they next purchase a car.
Danish-designed electric car unveiled by bike firm Biomega
Danish bicycle maker unveils it's first car: an electric concept vehicle called SIN. And as you might expect from a bicycle company, it has little in common with conventional passenger vehicles.
Half of all millennials would like to buy an electric car, says Jaguar
A survey commissioned by Jaguar Land Rover has revealed nearly 50 per cent of young Australians would like to buy an electric car over an ICE vehicle.
RMIT’s solar tuk-tuk could help lower SE Asian emissions
A group of students from RMIT in Melbourne have designed an electric, solar-powered tuk-tuk that uses carry-on PV panels to re-charge its Tesla car battery. And they're taking it around the world.
Australia made battery packs creating SEA change towards electric trucks
SEA says its battery technology to electrify trucks - both big and small - is delivering quick returns for fleet owners, and making drivers happy,
Transition: “Massive” new EV factory announced for Victoria’s Latrobe Valley
Victoria Labor government backs construction of SEA Electric EV factory in Latrobe Valley that will produce 2,400 electric vans and buses a year, and create 500 jobs.
VW promises EVs like Tesla, but “half the price” by 2020
VW promises to produce electric vehicles by 2020 that can do anything that Tesla does – and are "cheaper by half".
Chargefox signs up Audi, Hyundai, Jaguar and Mercedes for 350kW EV chargers
The first of Chargefox's 350kW ultra-rapid EV charging stations has been launched in Victoria. Here's what you need to know about the technology that will make up Australia's first open fast-charge network.