EV Central

MARCH 26, 2024

Australia is on schedule to have a CO2 reduction scheme for motor vehicle in place by January 1 2025. Aussie CO2 standard tough on Toyota, SUVs and utes READ MORE: Get out of the way diesel! But it is still a tough document, forecast to cut carbon-dioxide emissions by 321m tonnes by 2050. Here’s a taste of them.

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EV Central

JUNE 5, 2024

Mannering sees the Q6 e-tron as a crucial model for the brand, one that could tempt some currently buying a diesel- or petrol-powered Q5 to step into an electric car. per cent of the 19,039 cars Audi sold in Australia were powered by electricity. It) sits in a segment that I reckon there’s a bit of a gap for us,” said Mannering.

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EV Central

MAY 16, 2024

We’re pushing to get the right spec for Australia,” said Smitherman. Shark is being built around Australia,” said Todd of the bold newcomer. litre petrol-fed turbo engine mated to an electric motor and four-wheel drive system. The BYD Shark gets a 29.5kWh battery pack as well as a 1.5-litre 2024 BYD Shark. 2024 BYD Shark.

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EV Central

APRIL 26, 2024

The only changes from its transition from petrol or turbo-diesel include a smoother front grille and the addition of a new charging port behind the rear right door. The 2024 Range Rover Electric has been shown off undisguised undergoing final winter testing and the big news is it looks just like the regular combustion version.

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EV Central

AUGUST 30, 2023

Off-road brand Jeep has announced its Compass compact SUV is going hybrid only in Australia. The plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Jeep Compass 4xe and Compass e-Hybrid will take over the local range in the first half of 2024, replacing the existing petrol and diesel powertrains. 2024 Jeep Compass e-Hybrid. 2024 Jeep Compass e-Hybrid.

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Drive Electric

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Press release 13 December 2023 New research shows the new Government’s policy to remove the Clean Car Discount (CCD) and weaken the Clean Car Standard could mean between 100,000 and 350,000 fewer electric cars on New Zealand roads by 2030, and increasing emissions by between 900 and 3,000 kilotonnes. And they won’t be needed forever.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 6, 2022

With an architecture and major mechanical components shared with the Ford Ranger – the Amarok is also built in a Ford factory – the Amarok EV also reaffirms word from the Blue Oval brand that its ute will also soon have a zero emissions alternative. As for petrol or diesel, he says a petrol engine is more likely.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

If Australia does legislate an internal combustion engine ban in 2035 Nissan says it will be ready to comply. The Japanese brand has been an EV pathfinder in Australia, introducing the Leaf battery electric vehicle in 2012. On-sale in Japan since late 2021, an arrival in Australia in 2023 isn’t even confirmed.

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EV Central

JULY 19, 2022

Canberra is set to become the first jurisdiction in Australia to ban petrol- and diesel-powered internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles from 2035. It’s expected that ACT Minister for Emissions Reduction Shane Rattenbury will reveal the ban via a Zero Emissions Vehicle Strategy report that will be released later this week.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

A survey commissioned by the electric vehicle maker Polestar has found 34 per cent of Australian drivers support a ban on petrol and diesel cars by 2030. The survey’s results are being thrown into the mix in Australia at a time when debate heightens about the future of internal; combustion engine son Australian roads.

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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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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Last week’s Global Green Challenge in Australia threw a number of vehicles in the spotlight, after many of the competing vehicles showed amazing eco-credentials. In the Darwin to Adelaide run, the petrol driven Alto managed to complete the journey at an average consumption of 72mpg overall, an 18.5 per cent and 12.2 per cent and 12.2

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EV Central

AUGUST 6, 2023

Perhaps helping the TFSIe’s cause is Audi pitching the PHEV as a performance vehicle as much as one for low emissions motoring. litre four-cylinder turbo petrol engine making 195kW and 370Nm and it’s teamed to an equally familiar seven-speed twin-clutch transmission. Performance and efficiency There’s a familiar 2.0-litre

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EV Central

OCTOBER 7, 2023

2023 Peugeot e-Partner LWB electric van on work duties Empty vs 377kg on board The long wheelbase e-Partner (the only version available in Australia) has a maximum payload of 753kg. We don our finest tradie attire and put it to the test. If you typically don’t cover great distances each day, that is.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 7, 2024

The Kia EV9 offers a family-friendly interior, and on top of that, a driving experience that feels close to that of gasoline but with no emissions. It was hard to believe this large, comfortable and versatile vehicle did not need a tank of petrol or diesel.”

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EV Central

APRIL 18, 2023

The federal government has confirmed it will introduce a mandatory fuel emission standard to encourage the take-up of electric vehicles. Car industry lobbyists, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), were recently exposed as having a secret emissions plan that would slow EV uptake. Apply on average to vehicles sold.

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Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Given New Zealand’s reliance on personal light vehicles, accelerating the uptake of e-mobility is an essential part of reducing emissions from transport. New Zealand should use Europe, not Australia, as the source of homologation vehicle standards in this Bill. Transport makes up 21 per cent of New Zealand’s total emissions.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

According to Australia’s GoAuto, the new Ford Fiesta Econetic diesel, which has fuel consumption of 63.6mpg under the Australian combined fuel test cycle, has lower fuel consumption than the third generation Prius at 60mpg under the same test cycle. By contrast, the Ford Fiesta Econetic diesel has an emissions rating of 98g/km.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

After years of waiting Australia will have a CO2 emissions standard by January 1 2025 officially encouraging the purchase of electric vehicles if an ambitious Albanese Labor government timetable comes to pass. The NVES will work by providing car companies with targets for average emissions per kilometre from new vehicles sold.

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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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EV Central

AUGUST 7, 2022

The Electric Vehicle Council is calling for EV incentives to be linked to fuel efficiency standards as it ramps up its pressure on the Federal Government to introduce CO2 emissions standards. He also says long waiting lists on many new EVs – some stretching more than 12 months – is holding back business investment in zero-emissions vehicles.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Which brings us to Australia’s first electric ute. The new LDV eT60 ute – an EV adaptation of the familiar diesel-powered T60 – sells from $92,990 drive-away. LDV Australia defends the big price tag by pointing out the eT60 gets a large battery. That’s about double the price of the vehicle it’s based on.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Globally, chairman Akio Toyoda has been consistent in questioning a sole focus on battery electric vehicles when it comes to lowering vehicle emissions. 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. But that’s 2024.

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Drive Electric

APRIL 12, 2023

The United States Geological Survey revealed that the world’s identified lithium resources are estimated to be around 79 million metric tons, with the largest reserves in Chile, Argentina, and Australia. The estimated amount of lithium needed to meet current demand is only between 0.5 – 1.3 million tons.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 18, 2022

The Administration is undertaking multiple actions to place the United States on what it calls an “ irreversible path ” to achieve a 50-52 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 from a 2005 baseline, and then to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. All new vehicles sold will be zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) in 2035.

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Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

With the introduction of the Clean Car Discount in 2022, the skyrocketing prices of petrol and diesel across the country and the increasing number of electric vehicles available in New Zealand, we are seeing more EVs on our roads than ever before. Petrol and diesel vehicles both use internal combustion engines (ICEs).

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Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

With the introduction of the Clean Car Discount in 2022, the skyrocketing prices of petrol and diesel across the country and the increasing number of electric vehicles available in New Zealand, we are seeing more EVs on our roads than ever before. Petrol and diesel vehicles both use internal combustion engines (ICEs).

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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. South Korea did that and Australia is going to be doing that. The car is expected to cost around $40,000. Whats more, the General promises the Volt will be the foundation for a slew of cars to be sold worldwide.

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