CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 14, 2021

Penetration of the new vehicle market by EVs (BEVs and PHEVS) is estimated to reach 2% in Australia during 2021. By David Waterworth Great news. However, we have to realise that this comes off a low base. It may actually exceed this, as pundits predict that Tesla will ship in 15,000 cars from China and […].

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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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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A recent survey of 1,001 Australians by Savvy has revealed that 73% of respondents agree that moving to electric vehicles (EVs) is an important move to reduce CO2 emissions and keep global temperature rises to 1.5°C. The biggest obstacle to going electric is price, according to the survey.

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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. Apparently, there is a lot more […].

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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

Now a larger winery is going 100% solar. 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. 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. A megatrend appears to be: an overall reduction in new car sales. Car sales appear to have peaked in 2017 at approximately 100 million vehicles per year. The numbers have been going down ever since. The number of electrified vehicles is […].

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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

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 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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Drive Electric NZ

JULY 10, 2024

vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] The post MEDIA: New Zealand Clean Car Importer Standard appeared first on Drive Electric.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Tesla Model Y deliveries expected to start in NZ later this week as more cars arrive in Australia. New Zealand’s Clean Car Discount. New Zealand rolled out a Clean Car Standard and Clean Car Discount program to address the transportation sector’s CO2 emission levels and combat climate change.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 24, 2021

The Australian Electric Vehicles Association (AEVA) has moved its reporting schedule from once a year to twice a year. The EV landscape is changing so fast that they need to report more often. The current report highlights that more EVs have been sold in the Australian vehicle market in the last 6 months than in […].

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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

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Other states are planning to follow here in Australia. Recently, Victoria became the first jurisdiction in the world to introduce a road usage tax for Plug In Electric Vehicles. Victorian EV owners were coerced into sending their odometer details to the government so that the tax can be calculated. If they do not comply, they […].

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EV Central

MAY 20, 2025

Toyota has added a plug-in hybrid EV ( PHEV ) drivetrain to its all-new 2026 RAV4, unveiled today ahead of its arrival in Australia in the first half of next year. We believe PHEV will be a big growth market here, and the timing is right,” said Sean Hanley, Toyota Australias vice president of sales, marketing and franchise operations.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Fortunately plenty of reputable organisations have examined the issues surrounding CO2 emissions for EVs. But for each country the result is the same: the production of the EV emits more CO2 than the equivalent petrol-powered alternative. But over the life of the vehicle the ledger very much swings in the favour of EVs over ICE.

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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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Green Cars News

JULY 26, 2009

Ford Australia will invest A$230million into a number of environmentally focused projects including the first global rear-wheel drive application of the company’s turbocharged, petrol direct-injection 2.0l Tags: Ford Green cars Latest news Ford Australia Ford Falcon Ford Territory.

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Drive Electric NZ

JULY 10, 2024

11th July 2024 The Minister of Transport Simeon Brown has announced the New Zealand Clean Car Importer Standard is aligning with Australia’s forthcoming emissions standards.

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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

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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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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EV Central

APRIL 19, 2025

READ MORE: You can forget a cheap Japanese electric car in Australia: Red-tape ends Mitsubishis dream of sub-$30K eK SUV READ MORE: Electric HiLux incoming! READ MORE: EV fightback! Can the 2026 Honda-Nissan-Mitsubishi merger finally get Japan competitive against Tesla and the Chinese? Which is best for the environment: EV or ICE?

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

4 will be on sale in Australia by the end of 2023 – and we’ve driven it in Australia. Volkswagen Australia has two ID.4s 4s in Australia for evaluation. 5 as brand confirms three-model EV play in Australia READ MORE: ID.4 5, which will also arrive in Australia late in 2023. 4, which gives it a clean layout.

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EV Central

JUNE 30, 2024

The seventh-generation 2025 BMW M5 super sedan has cleaned up its act following the adoption of a state-of-the-art plug-in V8 powertrain that can average just 2L/100km while emitting just 39g/km of CO2. This assumes, of course, that someone, or anyone, will drive a BMW M5 in a gentle and fuel-efficient manner.

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EV Central

MAY 17, 2024

China is firing up with a barrage of brands set to infiltrate Australia – Leapmotor, Xpeng, Zeekr, Lynk & Co among them – and relative newcomers such as BYD, Chery and GWM are forecasting big sales growth as more EVs head our way. The Polestar 2 was the first model offered by the newcomer brand in Australia.

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Plug In India

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

And pumping oil is not clean, crores of litres are spilled into the ocean every year creating havoc for fish and other wildlife! Shipping is responsible for an estimated 100 crore tonnes of CO2 per year, and 10% of that is shipping oil. And if the EV is powered with clean electricity, it is clean from start to finish.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Locally, Toyota has yet to even put a BEV on-sale and, of course, it makes a fortune out of CO2 and particulate-emitting diesel SUVs and utes. And it has confirmed the bZ4X BEV launches in early 2024 in Australia. At the moment only LDV sells an ex-factory battery electric ute in Australia, but many more are potentially coming.

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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

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

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

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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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EV Central

AUGUST 4, 2022

That means using less finite raw materials, more recycling, an ethical approach to its sourcing and clean production processes. Fast forward to the iX SUV electric SUV launched in Australia in 2022 and the lessons learned and the progress made are significant. It’s not alone in this. The plush interior of the BMW iX1.

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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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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Jessica Taunton had never owned a car as fancy as a Tesla Model 3. 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.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 21, 2021

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

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