EV Central

APRIL 25, 2023

It means Nissan’s e-Power tech has fallen below the the $50k barrier for the first time in Australia, but still positions the electrified powertrain solution above the cheapest Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, which starts at $40,550 for the GX Hybrid. Unlike a Toyota hybrid, Nissan’s e-Power solution sees a 1.5-litre

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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

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

READ MORE: EV ute overload: The electric pick-ups coming soon READ MORE: Electric Toyota Hilux firms for Australia as Revo show car’s local stay extended further READ MORE BYD: Seal U electric SUV appears as Australian launch looms The company says it will produce more torque than any other Ranger variant, which means something north of 600Nm.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2022

Wabtec Corporation announced an order from BHP Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) for two FLXdrive battery locomotives ( earlier post ). The deal builds momentum in the market for the world’s first 100%, battery-powered locomotive and supports the Australia-based natural resource company’s plan to decarbonize its rail network.

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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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EV Central

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The growth in Australia has been good but I think it will stall. By our calculations, we probably need about 30,000 chargers to cover Australia, and there’s not even 1000 at the moment. (On The post Are Teslas and BYDs expensive in Australia? In California, Tesla outsold Toyota in the last quarter. Just think about that.

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My Electric Car

MAY 19, 2019

Where to now for EVs in Australia. In Australia it has also left the country fatally compromised from a security perspective with just weeks of reserves before the nation comes to a complete stop – no food in the shops, no medical supplies to hospitals and an inability to defend ourselves.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2022

Rio Tinto will purchase four 7MWh FLXdrive battery-electric locomotives ( earlier post ) from Wabtec Corporation for use in the Pilbara region of Western Australia as part of the company’s strategy to reduce its carbon emissions by 50% by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2020

The battery electric powertrain for Bustech will have a range up to 350 km between recharging. Leveraging Cummins knowledge of zero-emissions technology and powertrain operation in Australia enables Bustech to deliver a vehicle that is optimized for Australian conditions from conception.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2022

The strategic initiative will be implemented by Australian Lithium Alliance Pty Limited (ALA), a wholly owned subsidiary of EVM, through joint ventures and off-take agreements as an alternative to Chinese companies that currently dominate the purchase of spodumene concentrate from Australia to supply chemicals processing companies in China.

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EV Central

JANUARY 30, 2023

Elon Musk has just made good on a promise to revolutionise Australia’s (and the world’s) EV charging infrastructure , as Tesla begins unlocking Supercharger network for all EVs. The chargers aren’t free, with Tesla charging around.60c/kWh “Today we opened five Supercharger Stations in New South Wales to non-Tesla EVs.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In an attempt to clear up confusion over where the current Volvo C40 Recharge and Volvo XC40 Recharge sits in its growing EV line-up both will be renamed for 2024. From now on the Volvo XC40 Recharge will go by the Volvo EX40 name, while the more rakish C40 Recharge will be rebadged as the EC40. 2024 Volvo EX40.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2010

The government of the state of Victoria, Australia is developing a five-year trial of electric vehicles—the most comprehensive trial of EVs in Australia so far. The Victorian Government had earlier undertaken a Scoping Study for electric vehicle standards in Australia. Development of standards for Level 2 recharging.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The balance of FEED is being undertaken by Amec Foster Wheeler Australia (trading as Wood) in Perth, Western Australia in an integrated owners team with EVM. The Lithium Chemicals Plant is designed to process spodumene concentrate containing 6% lithium oxide (SC6) imported from upstream spodumene concentrators in Western Australia.

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Innovation News Network

AUGUST 4, 2022

Lithium is most commonly used for rechargeable batteries in our mobile phones, laptops, digital cameras, home and grid energy storage, and electric vehicles (EVs). And while Australia is currently the world’s biggest lithium exporter, can the […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Many global car manufacturing brands have made the commitment to switch to electric vehicles by 2030. This commitment to zero emissions by 2030 highlights the eagerness of car manufacturing brands to do their part in fighting climate change. Volvo Group is one of the car-manufacturing brands that has made that 2030 commitment. But in a […].

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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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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

Australia-based Li-S Energy has entered into an agreement with Janus Electric to develop and to test lithium sulfur and/or lithium-metal battery cells to suit the requirements of the Janus Electric exchangeable prime mover battery packs. Janus can convert all prime mover makes and models to electric power.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

A team from Monash University, a leading university in Australia, and the Toyota Research Institute North America (TRINA), a division of Toyota Motor North America R&D (TMNA) based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, reports a novel family of closo-boron-cluster based room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs). Photo Credit: Dr. Mega Kar.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Another Chinese electric vehicle brand is talking up its plans to come to Australia. Boding well for Australia, right-hand drive Aiways production begins soon with a UK launch confirmed for 2023. As Australia is such, we for sure think of it [launching Down Under]”. second 0-100km/h time and a recharging rate up to 90kW.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Within days of Toyota Australia providing us with this brief drive of the bZ4X, the new boss of its global parent had signalled a vast reshaping of its battery electric vehicle efforts. And based on Toyota Australia’s proclamations it’s likely to be just as expensive when it gets here late in 2023. That’s a tough field.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

In Australia, it’s available only as a fleet vehicle on a three-year lease arrangement, for over $65,000. At present, there are a mere handful of permanent hydrogen refuelling stations in Australia, including Toyota’s Altona site in Melbourne, used to recharge its Mirai FCEVs.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2013

Consumption of lithium in rechargeable batteries by end use, 2012-2017, kt LCE. The lithium industry is therefore becoming more reliant on rechargeable batteries to sustain high rates of future demand growth, Roskill concludes. Source: Roskill. Click to enlarge.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 30, 2023

But will Australia follow suit? Here are the used EVs you can buy in Australia for under $50,000. These tiny i-MiEVs were the first EVs on sale in Australia in 2010. They barely registered a sale in Australia, but these cute little Zoes did solid numbers in Europe. Nissan Leaf – from $9000 2012 Nissan Leaf.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 17, 2022

And Australian buyers seem set to get the chance to consider buying a fair chunk of the models on the rollout list because Australia is considered a strategic market for the auto giant. The Wey brand is not under consideration for Australia. 2023 GWM Next Ora Cat – headed our way. Together.”. 2023 GWM Next Ora Cat.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2021

Tritium’s chargers have been operating in the field since 2013 across an array of conditions from the Nordics to Australia. It uses an exceptionally efficient and robustly-tested rechargeable energy storage system (RESS). —Paul Summers, Miller Technology’s Lead Battery Electric Vehicle Engineer.

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MARCH 15, 2024

That’s been the thinking of leaders from developed countries, who’ve been seeking ways to China-proof the market for lithium , the light metal that’s essential for high-performance rechargeable power packs. Its most important asset is a 49% stake in Greenbushes, a pit in Western Australia that’s the world’s largest deposit of lithium ore.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

So what chances any or all of these vehicles coming to Australia? Well, pretty darn good considering Australia is a key Jeep market and the new federal government is starting to look at emissions regs that will encourage EV take-up. No timeframe was put on the delivery of the Wagoneer PHEV. But not before 2025 we’d suggest.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

First deliveries of Tonale PHEV will reach European markets very early next year, but it won’t reach Australia until the fourth quarter of 2023. These never made it to Australia. In Australia, as elsewhere in the world, the Tonale Plug-in Hybrid Q4’s most obvious PHEV competitor will be the Volvo XC40 Recharge Hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2020

A global team of Rio Tinto experts have developed a small-scale test plant at Rio Tinto’s research center in Bundoora, Melbourne, Australia to test the new technology. This plant could potentially produce 10 tonnes per year of lithium-carbonate needed in rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles and consumer electronics.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2022

The new capital will be used to support FreeWire’s growth plans as the company accelerates commercial deployments of its battery-integrated ultrafast EV charging technology and increases manufacturing capacity to meet growing global customer demand, including high priority markets such as the UK, Canada, Japan, and Australia/New Zealand.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2012

Varley Electric Vehicles is a division of The Varley Group, one of Australia’s oldest specialty vehicle manufacturers and has recently celebrated 125 years of service. Varley’s products cater to a broad range of clients, including the Queensland Police Service and the Commonwealth of Australia.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2013

On the road in Australia. A combination of time, recharging from the mains, the number of passengers and the final jury verdict on Saturday decided that the students from TU/e were the World Champions in solar-powered family cars. The Solar Team Eindhoven’s Stella, the first solar?powered Click to enlarge. Fast driving on raceway.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Since then, it has operated autonomous vehicles in Australia, Belgium, Canada, the US and the UK, carrying 200,000 passengers and covering more than 100,000 km. The autonomous minibus, which will drive along a 1.6 km route, will serve the National Museum of Science and Technology, the Maritime Museum, the Nordic Museum and Vasa Museum.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2018

Improving standardization with electric vehicle charging may help reduce complexity for fleet operators and truck drivers as well as maintenance providers, and recharging/refueling providers. Penske Truck Leasing sees increased interest among its commercial customers related to electric vehicles (EVs). Penske Truck Leasing Co.,

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EV Central

AUGUST 24, 2022

Not enough to take you deep into the wilds, but adding 170km through optimal charging – it’s able to DC recharge up to 80kW – should take only 30 minutes. .” Its 90kW motor with 45 kWh battery pack offers a claimed range of 285km. Panoramic roof and mounted skis on the Renault Hippie Caviar Motel showcar. Buzz and ID.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

We’ve already said in Australia, for example, that by 2026, we’re going to be 100 per cent electric,” he told reporters here in an interaction. “We’ve seen a much quicker acceleration towards battery electric vehicles than we ever thought (in Australia). It has taken us by surprise.

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