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Google Maps adds electric-car charging locations

Green Car Reports

In a banner day for electric-car drivers, Google announced on Wednesday that it will add electric-car charging stations to Google Maps. as well as networks in Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. The app will now show Tesla Supercharging stations as well as ChargePoint, EVgo, Blink, and SemaConnect networks in the U.S.

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Tesla Cybertruck has NOT been canceled in Australia.

Teslarati

There is a false report circulating claiming that the Tesla Cybertruck has been canceled in Australia. The article was initially titled, “Cancelled Tesla Cybertruck orders to be refunded in Australia” and published by Drive.com.au. . This has always been the deal and it’s not just in Australia that Tesla offers this.

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Tesla Chair urges Australia to ignite tech startup revolution for economic growth

Teslarati

At a business forum in Brisbane on Wednesday, Tesla Chair Robyn Denholm highlighted that Australia could not rely on its natural resources indefinitely. Apart from her post at Tesla, she also serves as the chair of the Technology Council of Australia. million Australians,” the Tesla Chair said.

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Demand for i-MiEV in Australia Three Times Greater Than Limited Supply

Green Car Congress

Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) has three times as many applicants to lease the i-MiEV electric vehicle as available vehicles at this point, according to MMAL’s CEO and president, Masahiko Takahashi. “ Energy Australia. Mitsubishi Australia Limited. We could not have wished for a better response ,” Takahashi said.

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Tesla Model 3, Model X are Google’s Most Searched for EVs globally

Teslarati

The Tesla Model 3 sedan and the Tesla Model X SUV are Google’s most searched for electric vehicles globally, according to new data from a price comparison website. The all-electric sedan dominated some of the most notable territories for electric cars, including North America, Europe, and Australia.

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The Tesla of vans? Renault and Volvo create Flexis to revolutionise electric light commercial vehicles

EV Central

Within the new van, Renault-Volvo bosses describe the new Flexis as a Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) with an operating system based on Google’s Android OS that allows fleet operators to integrate their own software into the van via the Google Cloud.

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Study using satellite data finds rate of urban growth much greater than previously thought

Green Car Congress

The researchers used Landsat imagery to map annual changes in urban extent at a 30 m resolution for the period 1985 to 2015 on the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform. Urban growth rates were smaller in Africa, Australia and South America, averaging less than 1,000 km 2 yr –1. —Liu et al.