Green Car Congress
MARCH 20, 2019
Researchers at UNSW Sydney (Australia), with partner H2Store , an Australian start-up, have received a $3.5-million materials such as magnesium hydride (MgH 2 ) and lithium borohydride (LiBH 4 ) capable of storing hydrogen. materials such as magnesium hydride (MgH 2 ) and lithium borohydride (LiBH 4 ) capable of storing hydrogen.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 9, 2017
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.
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.
EV Central
MAY 23, 2024
Kia Australia would only confirm it would “launch in Australia in 2025,” but the above timings hint it would be early next year. An example of this personalisation, through the Digital Connect Store, sees owners picking NBA team-inspired Display Themes to showcase the team’s graphics and animations.
Cars That Think
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
A decade ago it became possible to get your electricity in the UK from a department store chain (though with the actual power supplied first by a Scottish utility and— as of 2018 —arranged and managed by Octopus Energy). It's also of note that Tesla is behind the very large battery at Australia's Hornsdale Power Reserve.
EV Central
MARCH 8, 2023
It refers to alternating current (like what comes out of your home powerpoint) and direct current (like what’s stored in batteries). 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.
EV Central
DECEMBER 28, 2022
Aside from the truly shocking fact that a government, in Australia, actually passed some legislation aimed at making EVs more attractive and affordable to both companies and actual humans, the biggest surprise to me this year was the Genesis GV70 Electrified. If it wasn’t so stupidly expensive (around $100K, at least), I’d buy one.
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