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Exclusive! Radical Renault 5 electric hatch warming for Australia as Tesla rival after Geneva negotiations

EV Central

Following a European summit the funky Renault 5 electric hatch is inching closer to Australia – potentially providing a cool-looking counterpunch to the Tesla electric car onslaught. Super-cheap Dacia Spring electric SUV is going right-hand drive, but will it come to Australia as a Renault? READ MORE: Spring has Sprung!

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

It uses an "outrunner" motor designed for electric skateboards. 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. I thought: "What could be easier?".

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

It uses an "outrunner" motor designed for electric skateboards. 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. I thought: "What could be easier?".

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Power-to-gas trial to inject hydrogen into Australia’s gas grid; A$5M award to AquaHydrex

Green Car Congress

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announced a trial for a new type of electrolyzer which could see excess renewable energy stored in the gas grid and used to decarbonize Australia’s gas supply. Storing renewable energy directly in the gas network was a logical first route to market for the invention.

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

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Tesla Cybertruck Tesla Cybertruck The top of the pile when it comes to attention, the Cybertruck just about broke the internet when Tesla design chief Franz von Holzhausen broke two of its windows during the global unveil late in 2019. Will it come to Australia? The BYD ute will kick off with a plug-in hybrid system that pairs a 1.5-litre

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BNEF: steel industry set to pivot to hydrogen in green push; additional $278B for clean capacity and retrofits

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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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Hyundai Ioniq 6 AWD Techniq review

EV Central

Car design has become increasingly uniform this past decade, so it’s refreshing to see something genuinely different. Also shared is demand likely outstripping Aussie supply. “We’re hoping for a greater volume than Ioniq 5, but we just don’t know,” said Hyundai Australia’s Bill Thomas. Distinctive. Challenging.

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