Formula E cars are still amazingly complex
One of the biggest benefits of moving to electric vehicles is the dramatic simplification of the drive train. By moving to a battery and a electric motor, you get to eliminate a lot of moving parts l...
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The new Chevy Bolt EV concept was built in Australia
While Holden have announced production of vehicles in Australia will come to an end in 2017, there is good signs for engineering talent. The parent company, General Motors today unveiled the Chevrole...
The full story on the Tesla Model S in Australia, now at Chadstone
Tesla Motors recently launched in Australia and now has a very prominent display in the middle of Melbourne’s Chadstone Shopping Centre. This display features the Models S in it’s showcase red, examp...
Tesla Roadster 3.0 to get 31% more power, 643km range
Tesla’s first car was the Roadster and was a bold attempt to change the public perception of electric vehicles. Showing that EV could have sports car looks and performance, leaving it’s environmental...
Tesla now in Australia with a supercharger network that spans the east...
Image credit: @JenniJenni It’s been a long time coming, but the first Australian customers are receiving their Teslas today. At a launch event in Sydney, the company announced plans for a super charg...
Formula E – Race 2 was incident fueled, watch the highlights now...
Formula E is the fully electric category of motorsport. Some say what we’re seeing here is a window in the future of Formula 1. The second race of the nine round championship took place in Malaysia t...
Formula 1’s electrically-driven turbo technology reaches Volvo
There were massive changes to Formula 1 this year, but perhaps the biggest can’t be seen. The introduction of electrically-spooled turbochargers meant that the dreaded turbo lag has been eliminated. ...
Origin has installed 120 EV chargers
Australia’s relationship with electric vehicles has been a slow one. Since the introduction of the first EV vehicle back in 2008, we’re now 6 years on and still the EV market tiny compare...