Australia electric vehicle registrations jump 62 pct in last year, latest data says
New electric vehicle registrations - including plug-in hybrids and battery-electric - jumped 62% in the last financial year, stats bureau says.
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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.
Victoria to add 100 destination EV chargers with $5 million state funding
Victoria announces expansion of funding for electric vehicle chargers, adding $5 million for 100 more charging stations across the state.
Victoria’s road tax plan dubbed “worst EV policy in the world”
Major electric vehicle makers and other stakeholders issue joint declaration that Victorian plan to tax electric vehicles is "worst EV policy in the world".
Plugged In: Taylor pushes hybrids, while Victorians, NRMA want support for EVs
Coalition government releases "do nothing" EV paper suggesting hybrids are better choice than plug-in electrics, new survey shows most Victorians think more should be done to support transition to electrics, and both NRMA and FCAI call for EV policy reform.
Australian start-up launches free-to-use regional EV charging stations
New Victorian-based start-up Linga Network announces state’s most remote EV charging stations, first of 100 free EV chargers to be rolled out in regional Victoria.
Plugged In: The important Australian EV news of the past week
Weekly update of electric vehicle news in Australia: NSW to get 120 electric buses, Vic issues EV parking spot fines, WA announces charging network, and Queensland to trial five FCEVs and more.
Victoria regional EV charging network expands up to 24 chargers
Regional Victoria network will include up to 24 EV chargers across 12 local government areas, ensuring regional areas do not languish in era of combustion vehicles.
First Victoria-built electric bus gets thumbs up from bus expert
First electric bus built in Victoria has been given expert review by bus expert Paul Aldridge, and he is giving it the thumbs up.
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.