Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2021

An international group of experts led by WMG, University of Warwick working together as a part of an ISO technical committee, has published the first international (ISO) safety standard for Level 4 automated driving systems, taking them a step further towards being more widely available.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2022

Electric vehicles can handle the distances required to travel to essential services in remote and regional Australia, a new study from The Australian National University (ANU) has shown. However, we are confident that electric vehicles do have a place in regional and remote Australia. —Dr Markham. Keigan Demaria, Björn C.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 10, 2023

Greg McGarvie gave me an update last week about the project he has been passionate about for the past seven years — establishing an electric vehicle industry in Australia. He has assembled an impressive international team to bring a range of vehicles to market. You can read about his team here, and yes, the Yewt […]

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2023

Lithium Power International Limited has entered into a binding agreement to sell its wholly-owned Australian subsidiary, Western Lithium Ltd (WLI) (100% owner of a number of tenements, including through its subsidiary, CMC Lithium Pty Ltd, in Western Australia) to Albemarle Lithium Pty Ltd (an Australian subsidiary of Albemarle Corporation).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2021

VivoPower International has entered into a binding Letter of Intent with Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Limited to create a program for the electrification of Toyota Land Cruiser vehicles using conversion kits designed and manufactured by VivoPower’s wholly-owned electric vehicle subsidiary, Tembo e-LV B.V.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 9, 2024

Ride-hailing major Ola Cabs is set to exit all of its existing international markets, namely the UK, Australia and New Zealand by the end of this month. The company has started sending out notifications to users about the impending closure, with operations set to cease in Australia from April 12.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 18, 2022

The new government of Australia will ban the sale of cars and light trucks with internal combustion engines in Canberra as of 2035.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2019

A report from the Australian national science agency CSIRO has mapped the critical research steps Australia must take to realize a potential 7,600 jobs and $11 billion a year by 2050 from the burgeoning hydrogen industry. This isn’t limited to the domestic industry development—we’ll link Australian expertise with international projects.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has estimated that the growth in EVs could see lithium demand increase by more than 40 times by the year 2030. The crust of earth contains an average of about 60 parts per million (ppm) or 0.006% while sea water typically contains 0.18 ppm Li (0.0018%).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2023

Honeywell UOP Ecofining technology will be installed at the following bp sites: Cherry Point refinery in Blaine, Washington; Rotterdam II refinery in Rotterdam, Netherlands; Lingen refinery in Lower Saxony, Germany; Castellón de la Plana refinery in Castellón, Spain; and Kwinana Oil refinery in Kwinana, Australia.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2019

Western Australia will host a national consortium to position Australia as a global leader in the manufacture and supply of batteries after a A$135-million (US$96.4-million) Exports of lithium from Australia have risen from $117 million in 2012 to $780 million in 2017, and are expected to rise to $1.1 —Tim Shanahan.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Many will be bound for Australia as Chery has publicly declared a wildly ambitious target to sell 75,000 vehicles per annum in Australia by 2027 (to put that in perspective, if it achieved those lofty figures it would make Chery the third best selling brand in Australia). 2023 Chery Omoda 5.

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Innovation News Network

AUGUST 24, 2022

Lithium Power International details how Western Australia’s extensive lithium mining projects will be critical to achieving carbon neutrality Lithium fever is into its third year in Western Australia, and it shows few signs of slowing. Plans to upgrade lithium […]. Plans to upgrade lithium […].

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Welcome to Australia, where a green-hydrogen boom is in full swing. Phantom projects are not a problem confined to Australia. Building every electrolyzer promised for 2030 would provide only about one-sixth of the green hydrogen required to meet climate targets, according to figures from the International Energy Agency in Paris.

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EV Obssesion

JUNE 23, 2021

The post VivoPower International PLC Announces Binding Letter of Intent for Electric Vehicle Conversion Partnership with Toyota Australia appeared first on EV Obsession.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Mercedes-Benz Australia is hitting the brakes on PHEV – plug-in hybrid electric vehicle – sales. There’s an all-new model of the big-selling GLC on the way, but this time the medium-size SUV line-up won’t include a PHEV version for Australia. The decision reflects weak demand for PHEVs in Australia.

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EV Central

JUNE 29, 2023

Ampol is the first petrol station-based charging supplier to leave the fuel forecourt, with the brand to install its high-speed charging stations at shopping centres across the country, meaning that charging an electric vehicle in Australia is about to get easier.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 17, 2022

First Pennsylvania, now Australia, then Europe: Wabtec is taking its 100% electric locomotives on the road.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Kawasaki Heavy Industries’ Suiso Frontier , the world’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier, has left Japan to pick up its first hydrogen cargo in Australia. The Suiso Frontier received a classification from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK), recognizing that it complies with International Maritime Organization?IMO)

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Teslarati

AUGUST 22, 2022

Bank Australia has announced it will no longer supply car loans to internal combustion engine vehicles by 2025. According to Fox Business , Bank Australia has announced that it will no longer supply loans for ICE vehicles by 2025. Do you have any comments, questions, or concerns? Shoot me an email at william@teslarati.com.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 18, 2023

Of course, from a Total Cost of Ownership perspective, electric cars have had an advantage over internal combustion engine […] Consumers have been patiently waiting for the day more electric vehicles become competitive from an upfront purchase price point of view.

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EV Central

JUNE 23, 2022

The southern California electric vehicle start-up Mullen Autotmotive has been granted design patents in Australia for its luxury Five SUV, signalling its intent to eventually sell the vehicle here. Mullen has confirmed seven design patents have been granted in Australia among 136 filed globally, including 19 in the USA and 117 overseas.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2017

Australia and Japan recently signed a memorandum at the headquarters of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority ( AMSA ) which will allow liquid hydrogen (LH 2 ) to be shipped in bulk for the first time. The IGC code does not currently allow for the transportation of liquid hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2019

A major new international study shows independent associations between short-term exposure to PM 10 and PM 2.5 Their paper, published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), is the largest international study to investigate the short-term impacts of air pollution on death, conducted over a 30-year period.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2022

To meet the demand, MCHG has begun to consider securing the procurement of natural graphite-based materials, as well as production and sales in the United States and European countries through collaboration with international companies that own Natural Graphite operations and resources.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2023

a) Comparison of the predicted costs required for hydrogen and ammonia produced by renewable electricity in 2030, assuming that it is produced in Australia and then transported to Japan (reproduced based on data from the International Energy Agency). A pathway toward sustainable steel production via ammonia-based direct reduction.

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My Electric Car

MAY 19, 2019

Where to now for EVs in Australia. The advent of the internal combustion engine eliminated the ‘horse manure crisis’ of the eighteen hundreds but replaced it with something more sinister. Recharging infrastructure is such that circumnavigation of Australia is not only possible but been achieved a number of times.

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EV Central

MARCH 20, 2023

Mitsubishi has pulled the covers off the vehicle that essentially previews its all-electric dual-cab future, unveiling the Triton 1 pickup truck at the Bangkok International Motor Show. The post Is this a window into the Mitsubishi Triton’s all-electric future in Australia? Please look forward to the future of Mitsubishi Motors.”

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EV Central

JULY 3, 2023

READ MORE: 2023 Hyundai Kona Hybrid to launch with specs that rival the Corolla Cross and C-HR READ MORE: Honda ZR-V hybrid SUV confirmed for Australia READ MORE: What is a hybrid and how does it work? “When we think about Kona, we can’t help but think about the representation of what Hyundai will look like going forward.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2015

Geoscience Australia estimated total proved plus probable commercial reserves at 132 Tcf (99 Tcf of traditional natural gas and 33 Tcf of coal bed methane-CBM) as of 2012. The EIA reports that Australia was the third-largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter in 2013. The new report titled “Ready or Not?

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EV Central

MARCH 6, 2023

READ MORE: Hyundai Kona N set to drop ICE for EV The all-new and noticeably larger Kona EV is scheduled to arrive in Australia in the fourth quarter of 2023, just months after the purely ICE-powered version. And this is the one Australia will get. Figures for the Kona EVs headed for Australia later this year should be close.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2012

GM’s Holden will build two all-new cars in Australia in the second half of this decade with the support of a $275 million co-investment package from the Australian, South Australian and Victorian Governments. The two new Australian-made cars will be world-class.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2020

On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has opened the $70-million Renewable Hydrogen Deployment Funding Round to help fast track the development of renewable hydrogen in Australia. Australia is well placed to become a major renewable hydrogen producer and exporter.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2017

A new international study has found that laboratory tests of nitrogen oxide emissions from diesel vehicles significantly underestimate the real-world emissions by as much as 50%. The research, led by the International Council on Clean Transportation and Environmental Health Analytics, LLC.,

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Teslarati

JANUARY 4, 2024

Australia’s automotive sector saw a stellar 2023, with new vehicle deliveries rising 12.5% Tesla saw its Australia sales reach 46,116 units in 2023, effectively beating BYD, which sold 12,438 units during the year. For context, Australia’s best-selling vehicle in 2023 was the Ford Ranger, with sales of 63,356 units.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2013

Virgin Australia, Brisbane Airport Corporation and renewable jet fuel provider SkyNRG will conduct a feasibility study into the creation of Australia’s first “bio-port” at Brisbane Airport. We strongly believe in Australia as potentially one of the best places in the world for developing sustainable jet fuels.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2022

Based on the development of world-scale renewable power generation, AREH, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, intends to supply renewable power to local customers in the largest mining region in the world and also to produce green hydrogen and green ammonia for the domestic Australian market and export to major international users.

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