The Driven EV News

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

LDV launches the first production series electric ute into the Australian market - but it's not cheap. The post “Weekends don’t have to end:” LDV launches Australia’s first electric ute appeared first on The Driven.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Sydney, Capital of New South Wales Australia is planning on using existing electricity infrastructure to make cheap, low speed charging available to all. .

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2021

I'd read about such friction-drive arrangements and had followed the work of a cyclist in Australia known as Kepler who had devised a clever articulated mount that allows the motor to retract from the wheel when not applying power. He'd been selling kits for his mount in small numbers.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The next stage in BYD’s plan for Australia’s electric vehicle market has been unveiled in Germany overnight, with the European debut of the BYD Seal U giving us our best look yet at the Chinese brand’s new mid-size SUV. architecture), and should arrive in two trim levels, and with two different battery sizes.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2021

I'd read about such friction-drive arrangements and had followed the work of a cyclist in Australia known as Kepler who had devised a clever articulated mount that allows the motor to retract from the wheel when not applying power. He'd been selling kits for his mount in small numbers.

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EV Central

MARCH 6, 2023

3 small electric hatchback that is schedule to launch in Australia in early 2024 has been revealed. The update pays particular attention to the cheap and plasticky interior and glitchy software of the original ID.3 But it is scheduled to be the third Volkswagen BEV to arrive in Australia after the ID.4 However, the ID.3’s

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Widely seen as a French fight back against the influx of cheap Chinese imports in Europe, when it lands the next-gen Renault Twingo is primed to cost less than €20,000 ($A33,000) before subsidies – around $5000 cheaper than the current BYD Dolphin in Australia. 2 and at least two affordable rivals from the Hyundai and Kia.

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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. These tiny i-MiEVs were the first EVs on sale in Australia in 2010. They barely registered a sale in Australia, but these cute little Zoes did solid numbers in Europe. Nissan Leaf – from $9000 2012 Nissan Leaf.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2019

Researchers at UNSW Sydney (Australia), with partner H2Store , an Australian start-up, have received a $3.5-million Over the next two years we will develop a range of storage options for individuals, households and energy providers, including a solar farm ‘battery’ system to provide grid stability across Australia.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2017

On behalf of the Australian Government, ARENA has provided A$5 million (US$4 million) in funding to Wollongong-based AquaHydrex to develop commercially its new class of electrolyzer to produce cheap hydrogen from splitting water. Storing renewable energy directly in the gas network was a logical first route to market for the invention.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2021

It was cheap at the time, in the outer suburbs of Brisbane, the sub-tropical […]. It’s easy to look at the daily news reporting on climate crisis after climate crisis and despair. Is it too late? What can one person do? My house was built 50 years ago — two stories, brick and glass.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 24, 2022

The vehicles have improved greatly since they were introduced as cheap, yet not so reliable, options. Great Wall Motors (GWM) is a Chinese carmaker that has had a presence in Australasia for the past 13 years. They have a dealer network and many petrol and diesel cars on Australian and New Zealand roads. My niece […].

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EV Central

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Will it come to Australia? In some form possibly , especially since Tesla reduced the external dimensions of the Cybertruck, making it more likely for export markets such as Australia. Tesla previously took $150 refundable pre-orders in Australia, but it has since stopped taking them. There will also be an EV version in 2026.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 22, 2023

It can’t be cheap to rip the guts out of a diesel fourby and replace it with electrics. Australian media is awash with news of companies transforming Toyota’s Land Cruisers and Hilux into electric utes. One must ask, is Toyota blind to this opportunity? Surely, Toyota could make a profit by building these trucks itself? […]

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Distributed solar is becoming increasingly enticing for customers in many Asia Pacific markets, with costs now 30% below rising residential tariffs in countries like China and Australia.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2019

These include energy shifting (moving in time the dispatch of electricity to the grid, often from times of excess solar and wind generation), peaking in the bulk power system (to deal with demand spikes), as well as for customers looking to save on their energy bills by buying electricity at cheap hours and using it later.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

We bleated away like blind sheep, buying Ford EcoSports at twice the rate we did Souls in 2019, the last year it was sold in Australia. With that horror show of a Blue Oval mini SUV trouncing the Soul’s 485 sales that year, no wonder Kia Australia pulled it after a decade of trying.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 31, 2023

An all-new PHEV system is being developed for the new Triton, which debuts in Australia with an orthodox turbo-diesel engine next February. The new Mitsubishi Triton is joining the petrol-electric plug-in hybrid rush alongside the 2024 BYD ute and 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2018

The arrival of cheap battery storage will mean that it becomes increasingly possible to finesse the delivery of electricity from wind and solar, so that these technologies can help meet demand even when the wind isn’t blowing and the sun isn’t shining. Coal emerges as the biggest loser in the long run.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The report “Decarbonizing Steel: A Net-Zero Pathway” outlines the path to making profitable, low-emissions steel and describes how a combination of falling hydrogen costs, cheap clean power, and increased recycling could reduce emissions to net zero, even while total output increases. Source: BloombergNEF.

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EV Central

AUGUST 16, 2022

And the sixth model from Polestar – effectively an EV spin-off of Volvo – will not be cheap. Those Polestar 6 LA Concept edition models will cost US$200,000 each, with the final Australia price to be finalised closer to the on-sale date – once the exchange rate has done a few years of dancing around.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Fiat has ignored this week’s Geneva motor show and instead gone it alone revealing five all-new radical concepts including a battery-powered ute that it hopes will forge a new path to success in markets such as Australia. The post Pick me up!

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Europe’s most affordable EV the 2024 Dacia Spring SUV is now available in right-hand drive, which means there’s a chance it could be coming to Australia as a Renault. And what about Australia? Super-cheap Dacia Spring electric SUV is going right-hand drive, but will it come to Australia as a Renault?

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

While Europe gets e-Power technology filtered across its model ranges, Nissan in Australia has opted to debut the tech on its two most expensive trim levels, the Ti and Ti-L. And that means it’s not cheap. What does the Nissan X-Trail e-Power cost?

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

It’s headed for Australia, too. The Abarth will arrive late in 2023 confirms Stellantis Australia spokesperson Tracie Stoltenburg. READ MORE: Nissan and Mitsubishi micro EVs are the cheap electric cars we need. Stellantis Australia confirmed back in mid-2022 that the Nuova 500e would come to Australia.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The batteries get charged when power is cheap; when there's low wind and no sun, energy prices may start to spike, and the batteries can discharge the power back into the grid, balancing the constant change of supply and demand, and trading on the difference to make a business.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Australia-based underground coal gasification (UCG) company Linc Energy ( earlier post ) has signed an exclusive agreement with the UK-based alkaline fuel cell technology company AFC Energy Plc and its related company, B9 Coal ( earlier post ). Linc Energy will have the option to extend the exclusivity period in perpetuity.

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EV Central

MARCH 22, 2023

Here’s a list of every EV on sale today in Australia, how far they’ll go and how much they cost to buy before on-road charges, or before any rebates, discounts or incentives are applied. 625km: BMW i7 xDrive60, $297,900 Australia’s reigning range champion with a price to match. Prices are correct at time of writing.

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EV Central

MARCH 8, 2023

There are some EV-specific plans that offer very cheap off-peak rates, sometimes below 10c per kWh, bringing that charging price down to around $5. Others offer cheap rates during the day to take advantage of excess solar energy in the grid. So an average EV with a 60kWh battery pack should cost between $9 and $24 to charge.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The only cars available to test were AWD Techniqs with 20-inch wheels – same as the first batch coming to Australia. 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 Techniq AWD is the first grade Australia will receive, costing an estimated $80,000. They’re a big improvement on the Ioniq 5’s slightly cheap looking and feeling doors.

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EV Central

JUNE 24, 2023

Toyota’s accelerated global roll-out of battery electric vehicles seems certain to benefit Australia where the Toyota electric ute could be on-sale as soon as 2024. Australia’s number one selling car brand will launch its first BEV in October or November when the bZ4X medium SUV – a rival for the dominant Tesla Model Y – goes on-sale.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Most of the world’s lithium comes from Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Australia and China, but American resources being developed by new entrants into this market have set up the state of Nevada to become the key venue and proving ground for game-changing trade in this everyday mineral.

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EV Central

JANUARY 2, 2023

About 30 new EVs will make it to Australia in 2030, widening the choices and technology available to buyers. There are also some big brands that have so far not dabbled in the EV space in Australia readying their first battery electric models. 2022 Ora Good Cat business case is still being worked on for Australia.

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EV Central

JANUARY 6, 2024

If the early arrival of the yet-to-be-named electric ute has the sort of impact the fledgling brand has had on other segments then it could be a wake-up to the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger that dominate ute sales in Australia. None of which will be cheap, the Polestar 3 is priced from $132,900 before on-roads. Polestar 4 Polestar 4.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2024

At present, global competition is centered around vehicle electrification, and Vangaal sees that Chinese carmakers are giving stiff competition to Japanese carmakers in almost every regional market (Australia, Japan, ASEAN).

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EV Central

JANUARY 15, 2024

Australia’s electric vehicle ranks are only getting more and more crowded, with new options seemingly arriving daily from the big prestige marques like BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi, as well as more mainstream brands like Kia. The Luxury is the cheaper of two RZ450e models, but that doesn’t actually make it cheap.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

All the new electric cars, electric SUVs and electric utes arriving in Australia in 2021, 2022 and 2023. READ MORE: Every new electric car coming to Australia in 2022. Abarth Nuova 500e – high-performance version of the electric Fiat 500 promises pocket rocket thrills, and it’s due in Australia late in 2023.

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