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Electric Vehicles are coming and to charge them, we need infrastructure. While service stations have served us well for internal combustion engines, it seems the infrastructure is going to be more diverse than a dedication recharging/refuelling location. Developing policies that enable the future of transportation in our towns and...
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From time to time I’ll fire up the PlugShare app to see how the Australia’s charging infrastructure is progressing. Recently I found a new charging location identified by EV owners, in the cente of Albury. Located on top of the multi-story car park at 441 Kiewa St, Albury, NSW,...
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ICE Vehicles will not be sold in Singapore by 2040. This week, the Prime Minister of Singapore announced a progressive plan for their transportation system. The Government will offer incentives to encourage the adoption of cleaner, electric and hybrids vehicles. Singapore suffers from pretty severe pollution and already has...
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This afternoon General Motors announced the end of the Holden. In its 164 year history, Holden was one of the most loved brands in Australia, known best for the Commodore, it offered a crazy level of performance at an affordable price. After ceasing local production in 2017, things were...
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YouTuber Marques Brownlee has again sat down with one of the biggest personalities in the tech industry, co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft, Bill Gates. Given Gates mostly focuses on his work on the Foundation to help benefit the world, it wasn’t surprising to see the topic of electric...
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The Ford Focus is a monster of a hot hatch. I had the chance to review it back in 2016 and since then Ford have made it even better. Now looking at the future of the nameplate, they’re considering a hybrid option. According to AutoCar, UK, a senior Ford...
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General Motors are doing some interesting things with their Super Cruise technology. This advanced driver assistance system, or ADAS for short, offers driver’s the ability to take their hands off the wheel when driving on the freeway. GM’s Super Cruise is probably the closest thing we have to Tesla’s...
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Right now everyone thinks of Tesla as a car company, but their potential to disrupt the trucking industry is one of their greatest opportunities that is ahead for the company. As Tesla grows up and moves out of survival mode, they have an opportunity to be more targeted in...
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Amazon is one of the world’s largest online marketplaces which results in millions of deliveries per year. The company has announced a pretty amazing partnership with Rivian to create fully electric delivery vehicles. It is clear through programs like Amazon Prime that they understand the delivery time and experience...
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The BBC is reporting that the UK is bringing forward an important deadline. The sale of new petrol, diesel or hybrid vehicles will be now banned in 2035, a full 5 years earlier than first planned. This shows a commitment by the UK to electric vehicles which are so...
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It looks like New South Wales Government are about to announce a new package to help get Electric Vehicle sales moving in the state. While a number of EVs are now on the market, the numbers sold, still account for a small percentage of the overall vehicle market. With...
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Tritium is quickly becoming one of Australia’s great Australia success stories, with a new expansion of their EV chargers into Japan. As a world leader in DC fast charging technology, Tritium have announced their entry into the Japanese market at Automotive World Japan. Japan, like many countries across the...
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Electric Vehicle charging network Evie have announced pricing plans for 2020. After celebrating the launch of their first site at Coochin Creek (QLD), charging had been free, not unsimilar to what we’ve seen with new Chargefox sites. The free charging is initially offered as a way to encourage the...
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Over the Christmas holiday period, many new Tesla owners used the time off work to take to the roads and enjoy their car. Since getting my Model 3 back in September, I’ve already clocked up more than 6,000km, but that didn’t stop me heading to the Great Ocean Road...
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Chinese-based electric car company NIO has just announced it’s 3rd vehicle, the EC6. Following on from the ES6 and the ES8, the NIO EC6 moves past the more conventional body design, to a sleek and sexy design that should be attractive to many. The car features some, let’s say,...
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For time travelling, drifting is where it’s at. A couple of engineers at Stanford with way too much time on their hands built a 1 kilometer-long course, designed to test their code on MARTY. MARTY is the name for the DeLorean used in the test, which is obviously a...
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At the Australian launch of the gorgeous Ferrari SF90 Stradale, I had the opportunity to interview the interim CEO of Ferrari Australia, Dieter Knechtel. On the permanent replacement for the CEO position, I learnt that Ferrari has recruited someone from inside the company, however, are not yet ready to...
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Ferrari have officially unveiled their latest creation in Australia. The Ferrari SF90 Stradale represents a new chapter in it’s history with it’s first series-production Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) that leverages the companies efforts in Formula 1. Last night, Ferrari Australasia held a media launch in the afternoon,...
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Back in March, we brought you the news that IKEA was getting serious about powering their business using renewable energy. IKEA has taken delivery of one of their new fully electric delivery trucks. This Hino 917 is a fairly capable truck, but converting it to an EV makes it...
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Plus.ai is a Silicon Valley startup that’s just 3 years old. Their technology has just enabled a fully loaded semi-truck to drive from one side of the US to the other. Known as the coast-to-coast run, it typically takes at least 4 days, but Plus.ai’s self-driving truck managed it...
Electric Vehicles are coming and to charge them, we need infrastructure. While service stations have served us well for internal combustion engines, it seems the infrastructure is going to be more diverse than a dedication recharging/refuelling location. Developing policies that enable the future of transportation in our towns and...
From time to time I’ll fire up the PlugShare app to see how the Australia’s charging infrastructure is progressing. Recently I found a new charging location identified by EV owners, in the cente of Albury. Located on top of the multi-story car park at 441 Kiewa St, Albury, NSW,...
ICE Vehicles will not be sold in Singapore by 2040. This week, the Prime Minister of Singapore announced a progressive plan for their transportation system. The Government will offer incentives to encourage the adoption of cleaner, electric and hybrids vehicles. Singapore suffers from pretty severe pollution and already has...
This afternoon General Motors announced the end of the Holden. In its 164 year history, Holden was one of the most loved brands in Australia, known best for the Commodore, it offered a crazy level of performance at an affordable price. After ceasing local production in 2017, things were...
YouTuber Marques Brownlee has again sat down with one of the biggest personalities in the tech industry, co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft, Bill Gates. Given Gates mostly focuses on his work on the Foundation to help benefit the world, it wasn’t surprising to see the topic of electric...
The Ford Focus is a monster of a hot hatch. I had the chance to review it back in 2016 and since then Ford have made it even better. Now looking at the future of the nameplate, they’re considering a hybrid option. According to AutoCar, UK, a senior Ford...
General Motors are doing some interesting things with their Super Cruise technology. This advanced driver assistance system, or ADAS for short, offers driver’s the ability to take their hands off the wheel when driving on the freeway. GM’s Super Cruise is probably the closest thing we have to Tesla’s...
Right now everyone thinks of Tesla as a car company, but their potential to disrupt the trucking industry is one of their greatest opportunities that is ahead for the company. As Tesla grows up and moves out of survival mode, they have an opportunity to be more targeted in...
Amazon is one of the world’s largest online marketplaces which results in millions of deliveries per year. The company has announced a pretty amazing partnership with Rivian to create fully electric delivery vehicles. It is clear through programs like Amazon Prime that they understand the delivery time and experience...
The BBC is reporting that the UK is bringing forward an important deadline. The sale of new petrol, diesel or hybrid vehicles will be now banned in 2035, a full 5 years earlier than first planned. This shows a commitment by the UK to electric vehicles which are so...
It looks like New South Wales Government are about to announce a new package to help get Electric Vehicle sales moving in the state. While a number of EVs are now on the market, the numbers sold, still account for a small percentage of the overall vehicle market. With...
Tritium is quickly becoming one of Australia’s great Australia success stories, with a new expansion of their EV chargers into Japan. As a world leader in DC fast charging technology, Tritium have announced their entry into the Japanese market at Automotive World Japan. Japan, like many countries across the...
Electric Vehicle charging network Evie have announced pricing plans for 2020. After celebrating the launch of their first site at Coochin Creek (QLD), charging had been free, not unsimilar to what we’ve seen with new Chargefox sites. The free charging is initially offered as a way to encourage the...
Over the Christmas holiday period, many new Tesla owners used the time off work to take to the roads and enjoy their car. Since getting my Model 3 back in September, I’ve already clocked up more than 6,000km, but that didn’t stop me heading to the Great Ocean Road...
Chinese-based electric car company NIO has just announced it’s 3rd vehicle, the EC6. Following on from the ES6 and the ES8, the NIO EC6 moves past the more conventional body design, to a sleek and sexy design that should be attractive to many. The car features some, let’s say,...
For time travelling, drifting is where it’s at. A couple of engineers at Stanford with way too much time on their hands built a 1 kilometer-long course, designed to test their code on MARTY. MARTY is the name for the DeLorean used in the test, which is obviously a...
At the Australian launch of the gorgeous Ferrari SF90 Stradale, I had the opportunity to interview the interim CEO of Ferrari Australia, Dieter Knechtel. On the permanent replacement for the CEO position, I learnt that Ferrari has recruited someone from inside the company, however, are not yet ready to...
Ferrari have officially unveiled their latest creation in Australia. The Ferrari SF90 Stradale represents a new chapter in it’s history with it’s first series-production Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) that leverages the companies efforts in Formula 1. Last night, Ferrari Australasia held a media launch in the afternoon,...
Back in March, we brought you the news that IKEA was getting serious about powering their business using renewable energy. IKEA has taken delivery of one of their new fully electric delivery trucks. This Hino 917 is a fairly capable truck, but converting it to an EV makes it...
Plus.ai is a Silicon Valley startup that’s just 3 years old. Their technology has just enabled a fully loaded semi-truck to drive from one side of the US to the other. Known as the coast-to-coast run, it typically takes at least 4 days, but Plus.ai’s self-driving truck managed it...
