Are electric vehicles cleaner than petrol, diesel when run from coal grid?
Recent study shows electric vehicles emit less carbon emissions than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles even when charged off a largely coal-powered grid.
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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.
Dyson abandons multi-billion dollar electric vehicle project
Dyson abandons multi-billion dollar plan to build its own "fantastic" electric vehicles in Singapore.
ARENA backs Evenergi platform to help fleet managers make switch to EVs
ARENA backed EV planning platfrom from Evenergi set to make life easier for fleet managers switching to electric vehicles.
UNSW forum tackles big questions from shift to electric and self-driving cars
Industry and academia can work together to address the challenges in an industry excited by the opportunities offered by EVs and autonomous vehicles.
Electric vehicle sales to surge across Europe, with 2020 seen as new tipping point
New report predicts electric cars on European auto market to reach tipping point to become mainstream by 2021.
Electric vehicles on show in Sydney as CEFC woos fleet managers
Almost two dozen electric cars from 16 manufacturers made available to test drive in bid to convince vehicle fleet managers of the merits of making the switch.
Arnold Schwarzenegger hilarious video pits petrol cars against electric cars
Arnold Schwarzenegger kicks off new electric car campaign in hilarious undercover role as an ICE-loving used car salesman.
China’s BYD teams up with Macquarie to bring electric trucks to Australia
Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD will offer two models of all-electric trucks to the Australian market through leasing arrangements signed with Macquarie Group.
Honda launches first electric CUV onto Chinese market only
Honda announces it will release its very first all-electric CUV in China, and only in China.
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.