CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Starting in six months, Ampol Australia is building out 121 ultra-fast charging stations across its service network. These are being built on the east coast in metropolitan centres and large regional towns. Ampol is targeting commuters and others who just need a top-up during the day.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 18, 2021

By David Waterworth The state government of New South Wales is budgeting half a billion dollars to normalise battery electric vehicles (BEVs). As well as generous incentives for the public and businesses to purchase BEVs, they are now planning “driving experience days.”

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Fossil fuel vehicles still dominated New Zealand’s new car registrations in August. Electric vehicle sales are steadily improving in New Zealand, with more than 2,500 pure electric units registered in August. Tesla took the lead in EV sales with 745 Model 3 units and 581 Model Y vehicles registered last month.

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Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

RE: Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill. Drive Electric supports the Land Transport (Clean Vehicles) Amendment Bill (‘the Bill’) and encourages New Zealand to be ambitious. The interim Clean Car Discount, which is already in the market, is showing promising signs of success.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

More and more electric buses are coming into service in Brisbane, Queensland. In a recent video, Rado Trenciansky inspects a Yutong electric bus and interviews the Queensland and Northern New South Wales manager. Of interest, he explains why it is taking so long to get the buses into service.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

BHP, a world-leading resources company in Australia, is working with TransAlta to shift its mines from fossil fuels to renewable energy. TransAlta, a clean energy provider in Canada, the United States, and Australia, will help power BHP’s Nickel West assets, specifically its Mt.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Even though there are mistakes and accidents in the Australian mining industry, I believe it has the answer to Tesla’s problem of obtaining enough resources for its ongoing production needs while being respectful of communities, transparent in its transactions, and protective of its workforce.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Treasury wine estates, which produces the premium brands Penfolds, Wolf Blass, Pepperjack and Wynns has pledged to source its electricity needs from 100% solar by 2024. Now a larger winery is going 100% solar. Barossa Valley wineries have already achieved 100% renewable energy by installing a 3MW solar system.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The sales statistics for plugin and electrified vehicles in Europe for September have arrived. Car sales appear to have peaked in 2017 at approximately 100 million vehicles per year. The number of electrified vehicles is […]. A megatrend appears to be: an overall reduction in new car sales.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

If I was sitting in the front row waiting for an orchestral concert, I would be listening to the players tuning up. At first, it would be a cacophony of sounds, gradually resolving into notes, and then silence. As the conductor raised his arms, there would be silence, and then beautiful music. Watching the EV […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 3, 2021

A little bit of background: the Northern Territory covers almost one and a half million square kilometres (or 520,902 square miles), and has a population of only 246,500. 49% of the land in the Northern Territory is owned by the indigenous population. The economy is based largely on mining and petroleum. Most of the population […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

This article follows up parts one and two of our road trip around Queensland. After a refreshing sleep and some great chats, we headed from Rockhampton to Emerald (271 km) with a short stopover at Duaringa to top up – the just in cases had now become a necessity. Best Western Stirling Motel had two […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 1, 2021

Trevor St Baker is one of the smart billionaires in Australia who is investing serious money in the transportation sector to promote the changeover to EVs despite his history and vocal support for coal-fired power stations. He is a coal baron who drives a Tesla Model 3, and he is building an EV ecosystem. After […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 9, 2021

Two friends of mine decided after many years of working to buy a large four-wheel-drive vehicle and caravan and travel around Australia. They had a great time exploring this vast continent, and the places where most people just couldn’t go. We caught up with them a few years into their travels when they were making […].

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Plug In India

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

By PluginIndia In this article and video, we show the real truth on how Petrol and Diesel vehicles cause far more air pollution compared to electric vehicles. The electricity usage for the 1,42,054 onshore wells that supply oil to India is over 1,415 GWh a month! That's just oil wells on land.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In fact they are the only Clean Energy Council (CEC)–certified Australian-made batteries. You know you are looking around the site of an Australian company when it has products called a “Drop Bear” or a “Honey Badger” or a “Troppo.” What on red earth are they in this context? Battery systems of course. I recently visited […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Regarding the first one, how does the Australian government support electric vehicles? They are honest and intelligent, but full of Aussie bawdy humour and satire. Each ad is only a few minutes. It doesn’t! Renewable energy? Climate change… Want to know more about carbon […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 20, 2021

By Simon, The Millett Road Maker Disclaimer: I’m not an electric vehicle or sustainability expert. I’m a baker and a small business owner talking about my experiences. As such, please do your own research and independently verify any facts or figures in this post before relying on them!

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EV Central

AUGUST 4, 2022

That means using less finite raw materials, more recycling, an ethical approach to its sourcing and clean production processes. The ground-breaking BMW i3 electric vehicle launched in 2014 made this focus obvious. To be true to itself and good for the world, BMW knows it must deliver that experience sustainably.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The long-awaited price parity in upfront purchase price for electric vehicles seems to have moved further away, as raw material input prices for batteries continue to rise. EV owners know that if you take a total cost of ownership approach, EVs are almost free cars.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 19, 2023

Longer term, California, the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, Japan, and Western Australia are all looking to the sea to help meet their demands for hydrogen. In the fight against climate change, many countries have pledged to reduce their CO2 emissions to net zero. The process emits about 10 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of hydrogen.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The world's first 100% electronic production truck ensures great efficiency, performance, zero emissions and virtually no noise. And like all Fuso trucks, safety comes standard with AEBS, LDWS and pedestrian detection. Now you can get the job done without it costing the earth.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

She had only ever purchased second-hand, older vehicles, mostly 4WD vehicles, so purchasing a brand new Tesla for Navigate Expeditions was a difficult decision. Jessica Taunton had never owned a car as fancy as a Tesla Model 3.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 12, 2021

The Queensland government has just released data detailing the growth of BEVs in the state’s transport fleet. While not quite an S curve, it does show slow and steady progress — almost doubling from April 2020 to April 2021. The next chart — up to June 2021 — will be even more exciting, as it […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 25, 2021

Driving down the Bruce Highway this morning, we encountered a traffic jam. Several kilometers of slow-moving traffic (about 10 km/hour) caused by a recent accident. A line of police cars, fire trucks, and ambulances blocked the right-hand lane. As we crawled along, we ended up next to a pickup truck covered in stickers, dad driving, […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 21, 2021

We saw the vehicle as we exited the restaurant and walked towards where we had parked our Tesla. David Waterworth “Disabled & Elderly Parking Only.” ” That’s what the sign said, so he parked his ICE Corolla there. When I pointed it out to my friend, he said, “In 20 years they’ll be using that car […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 17, 2021

As relayed by Majella Waterworth to David Waterworth Conversations collected at the AEVA EV experience day in Cleveland, Queensland, 26th September 2021. Two young men were enamored by our Tesla Model 3. Majella showed them the tech and then got the comment: “I couldn’t afford this and an expensive engagement ring for my fiancé.”

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 25, 2021

I used to own the only Tesla Model 3 (probably the only electric car) in my suburb of Bracken Ridge 18 km from the central business district of Brisbane. Now, I see another red one at the local supermarket, a grey one at the library, and a few white ones just cruising around. As my […].

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EV Central

OCTOBER 19, 2023

You’ve probably noticed Toyota has copped a bit of stick of late from the likes of Greenpeace for being an electric-vehicle recalcitrant. Globally, chairman Akio Toyoda has been consistent in questioning a sole focus on battery electric vehicles when it comes to lowering vehicle emissions. But that’s 2024.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Will it rain? Will we have a COVID lockdown? Will anybody come? Well, the politicians won’t — they have sent polite replies to our invitations and wished us well.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 24, 2021

Along with the backyard Barbie and the cricket set, the next most common pastime for the Aussie male (and some of our lady friends) is to take time lying under the old Holden or Ford. Many a householder has a car on blocks, in the shed, under the house (most Queensland houses are off the […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 20, 2021

By David Waterworth As the story goes in the Book of Genesis, God gave man stewardship over the whole of nature. God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 14, 2021

Tim has looked after my two Hyundais and my classic Wolseley for the past 20 years. He has taken care of everything from regular servicing to rescuing me from the mountain when my automatic gearbox stopped working halfway up Cunningham’s Gap on the way to Warwick. I respect him and trust him. When I got […].

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. The World's First Clean Motocross Race On Electric. In the future, utilities will pay you to plug-in your vehicle.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

So far Israel, Denmark, Australia , Hawaii and California’s Bay Area have plans to implement the Better Place model. Mr. Thesen said that a factory in Turkey was being refurbished to be able to produce 100,000 electric vehicles a year. But a large-scale system of electric cars and smart grids is unlikely to be ready soon.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It will appear in Europe next year as the Opel Ampera and in Australia as the Holden Volt in 2012. GM says it is already looking ahead to the next generation of Volt-based vehicles — it unveiled the Cadillac Converj concept in January — and says costs will come down as the technology spreads to more models.

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