Cars That Think

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Welcome to Australia, where a green-hydrogen boom is in full swing. Phantom projects are not a problem confined to Australia. Amid this noisy background, Queensland is home to the two projects most likely to boost the credibility of Australia’s green-hydrogen juggernaut in 2023. Hyzon, based in Rochester, N.Y.,

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Innovation News Network

AUGUST 4, 2022

Curtin University’s Professor Jacques Eksteen explores the Australian lithium industry and its role in the global battery supply chain. Lithium is most commonly used for rechargeable batteries in our mobile phones, laptops, digital cameras, home and grid energy storage, and electric vehicles (EVs).

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EV Central

APRIL 25, 2023

It means Nissan’s e-Power tech has fallen below the the $50k barrier for the first time in Australia, but still positions the electrified powertrain solution above the cheapest Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, which starts at $40,550 for the GX Hybrid. Unlike a Toyota hybrid, Nissan’s e-Power solution sees a 1.5-litre

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EV Central

JUNE 22, 2022

Peugeot has confirmed its new Tesla Model 3-sized 408 coupe-crossover is headed to Australia and electrification appears certain to be a part of the local model lineup. How many of these drivetrains come to Australia when the 408 launches here in 2023 is yet to be confirmed. “It The new Peugeot 408 will launch in Australia.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Mercedes-Benz Australia is hitting the brakes on PHEV – plug-in hybrid electric vehicle – sales. There’s an all-new model of the big-selling GLC on the way, but this time the medium-size SUV line-up won’t include a PHEV version for Australia. The decision reflects weak demand for PHEVs in Australia.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

A team from Monash University, a leading university in Australia, and the Toyota Research Institute North America (TRINA), a division of Toyota Motor North America R&D (TMNA) based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, reports a novel family of closo-boron-cluster based room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs). Photo Credit: Dr. Mega Kar.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

litre four-cylinder petrol engine with an electric motor and a battery pack. We will be going after a volume that ensures we get a return on investment,” said Andrew Birkic, president and CEO of Ford Australia and New Zealand. Ford is in the final stages of developing the PHEV system, which will pair a 2.3-litre

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2022

The strategic initiative will be implemented by Australian Lithium Alliance Pty Limited (ALA), a wholly owned subsidiary of EVM, through joint ventures and off-take agreements as an alternative to Chinese companies that currently dominate the purchase of spodumene concentrate from Australia to supply chemicals processing companies in China.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2022

The new capital will be used to support FreeWire’s growth plans as the company accelerates commercial deployments of its battery-integrated ultrafast EV charging technology and increases manufacturing capacity to meet growing global customer demand, including high priority markets such as the UK, Canada, Japan, and Australia/New Zealand.

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EV Central

MARCH 6, 2023

READ MORE: Hyundai Kona N set to drop ICE for EV The all-new and noticeably larger Kona EV is scheduled to arrive in Australia in the fourth quarter of 2023, just months after the purely ICE-powered version. And this is the one Australia will get. Figures for the Kona EVs headed for Australia later this year should be close.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The balance of FEED is being undertaken by Amec Foster Wheeler Australia (trading as Wood) in Perth, Western Australia in an integrated owners team with EVM. The balance of FEED is being undertaken by Amec Foster Wheeler Australia (trading as Wood) in Perth, Western Australia in an integrated owners team with EVM.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

Australia-based Li-S Energy has entered into an agreement with Janus Electric to develop and to test lithium sulfur and/or lithium-metal battery cells to suit the requirements of the Janus Electric exchangeable prime mover battery packs. Janus can convert all prime mover makes and models to electric power.

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My Electric Car

MAY 19, 2019

Where to now for EVs in Australia. In Australia it has also left the country fatally compromised from a security perspective with just weeks of reserves before the nation comes to a complete stop – no food in the shops, no medical supplies to hospitals and an inability to defend ourselves.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2013

Consumption of lithium in rechargeable batteries by end use, 2012-2017, kt LCE. Batteries accounted for 27% of global lithium consumption in 2012, up from 15% in 2007 and 8% in 2002. The lithium industry is therefore becoming more reliant on rechargeable batteries to sustain high rates of future demand growth, Roskill concludes.

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Electric Vehicles India

AUGUST 10, 2021

Top electric vehicles battery manufacturers in India. Before we jump into the list of top EV battery manufacturers in India, let us discuss some things about electric vehicles batteries. Firstly the batteries are one of the important components of electric vehicles in India. million metric turns.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2010

The government of the state of Victoria, Australia is developing a five-year trial of electric vehicles—the most comprehensive trial of EVs in Australia so far. The Victorian Government had earlier undertaken a Scoping Study for electric vehicle standards in Australia. Development of standards for Level 2 recharging.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

If relying on battery electric, the above won’t happen anytime soon. This, Toyota reminds us, is “significantly further than might be achieved with a battery electric system.” In Australia, it’s available only as a fleet vehicle on a three-year lease arrangement, for over $65,000.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2016

Researchers from Griffith University in Australia and Peking University in China have synthesized low-cost, hierarchically porous, and nitrogen-doped loofah sponge carbon (N-LSC) derived from the loofah sponge via a simple calcining process and applied it as a multifunctional blocking layer for Li–S, Li–Se, and Li–I 2 batteries.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Within days of Toyota Australia providing us with this brief drive of the bZ4X, the new boss of its global parent had signalled a vast reshaping of its battery electric vehicle efforts. And based on Toyota Australia’s proclamations it’s likely to be just as expensive when it gets here late in 2023. That’s a tough field.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Maybe flow batteries aren’t always everything they’re cracked up to be. A new technology from Australia is certainly raising this prospect, offering a novel approach to stationary energy storage—whose packaging at least harkens back to the old, familiar car battery. This makes for a super safe battery."

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2021

Tritium, a global developer and manufacturer of DC fast chargers for EVs, and Miller Technology , a supplier of mobile mining equipment for safety and productivity, are partnering to provide fast chargers and light-duty battery EVs for the mining industry. —Paul Summers, Miller Technology’s Lead Battery Electric Vehicle Engineer.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Maybe flow batteries aren't always everything they're cracked up to be. A new technology from Australia is certainly raising this prospect, offering a novel approach to stationary energy storage—whose packaging at least harkens back to the old, familiar car battery. This makes for a super safe battery."

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EV Central

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Another Chinese electric vehicle brand is talking up its plans to come to Australia. Boding well for Australia, right-hand drive Aiways production begins soon with a UK launch confirmed for 2023. As Australia is such, we for sure think of it [launching Down Under]”. It is fed by a 63kWh lithium-ion battery pack.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

A team from Australia and India have developed a novel zinc iron oxide nanocomposite ZnFe 2 O 4 –C as an electrode material for rechargeable Li-ion batteries. Therefore, our smart electrode design enables ZnFe 2 O 4 –C sample to be a high quality anode material for lithium-ion batteries. 710 mAh g ?1 1 ) at 0.1

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2020

A global team of Rio Tinto experts have developed a small-scale test plant at Rio Tinto’s research center in Bundoora, Melbourne, Australia to test the new technology. This plant could potentially produce 10 tonnes per year of lithium-carbonate needed in rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles and consumer electronics.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 30, 2023

But will Australia follow suit? Here are the used EVs you can buy in Australia for under $50,000. Cheapest is a 2011 version with 48,800km, but the owner admits battery health is close to 50 per cent, its dash shows a range of 90km and real world range is closer to 68km. Nissan Leaf – from $9000 2012 Nissan Leaf.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 15, 2024

In a world where electric vehicles and utility-scale batteries are taking over, it would be nice to not depend on a geopolitical rival for your most important raw material. Second-ranked Australia last May entered a compact with the US to ensure reliable supplies of such critical minerals, with Canberra in October putting A$ 2 billion ($ 1.3

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2012

The California Energy Commission approved a first-in-the-nation energy efficiency standard that will reduce wasted energy by battery chargers commonly used to power cell phones, laptop computers, power tools, and other devices. Energy consumed to charge batteries is increasing in California.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 17, 2022

And Australian buyers seem set to get the chance to consider buying a fair chunk of the models on the rollout list because Australia is considered a strategic market for the auto giant. The Wey brand is not under consideration for Australia. 2023 GWM Next Ora Cat – headed our way. Together.”. 2023 GWM Next Ora Cat.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2012

Varley Electric Vehicles is a division of The Varley Group, one of Australia’s oldest specialty vehicle manufacturers and has recently celebrated 125 years of service. Varley’s products cater to a broad range of clients, including the Queensland Police Service and the Commonwealth of Australia.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

First deliveries of Tonale PHEV will reach European markets very early next year, but it won’t reach Australia until the fourth quarter of 2023. These never made it to Australia. In Australia, as elsewhere in the world, the Tonale Plug-in Hybrid Q4’s most obvious PHEV competitor will be the Volvo XC40 Recharge Hybrid.

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EV Central

MARCH 4, 2024

Priced from less than €25,000 ($41,500) in Europe, the retro Renault 5 E-Tech Electric has already been locked in for a launch in Australia, although timing has yet to be announced. The result is the smaller 40kWh battery weighs in at 240kg, while the bigger 52kWh battery tips the scale at 300kg. 2025 Renault 5 interior.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2018

Improving standardization with electric vehicle charging may help reduce complexity for fleet operators and truck drivers as well as maintenance providers, and recharging/refueling providers. Penske Truck Leasing sees increased interest among its commercial customers related to electric vehicles (EVs). Penske Truck Leasing Co.,

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The Salton Sea geothermal field in California potentially holds enough lithium to meet all of the US’ domestic battery needs, with even enough left over to export some of it. Using various extraction techniques, lithium chloride can be extracted from the brine, then processed into other forms for battery production. Earlier post.).

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

So what chances any or all of these vehicles coming to Australia? Well, pretty darn good considering Australia is a key Jeep market and the new federal government is starting to look at emissions regs that will encourage EV take-up. No timeframe was put on the delivery of the Wagoneer PHEV. But not before 2025 we’d suggest.

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EV Central

AUGUST 24, 2022

The recipe includes pure battery power, reasonable range, sleeping for two or four, and embarrassingly daft (sorry, fun lifestyley) model names. ” Its 90kW motor with 45 kWh battery pack offers a claimed range of 285km. Anyone for Caviar? Renault Hippie Caviar Motel showcar, based on the Kangoo L2 E-Tech Electric. Volkswagen ID.

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EV Central

AUGUST 5, 2023

READ MORE: The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023 READ MORE: The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz READ MORE: PHEV technology explained What does the Mazda CX-60 PHEV cost? It launches in Australia with a five star ANCAP rating based on 2022 protocols.

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