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California are getting serious about reducing air pollution, approving a new proposal that tackles emissions from semi-trucks, delivery trucks and buses. Trucks currently account for as much as 50% of greenhouse gas emissions when including emissions from fuel production, and more than 95% of toxic diesel particulate matter emissions....
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Zoox is a company that builds Autonomous vehicle solutions and Amazon just snapped them up for more than one billion dollars. While many people think of Amazon as the online marketplace, one of Amazon’s biggest successes is their distribution channels. They’re already moving to use cleaner, greener electric vans,...
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Electric automaker Rimac is working on a new technology called ‘driver coach’ to help you be a better driver on the race track. For testing, they’re using a Kia Stinger, but eventually the technology could be integrated into multiple cars. The technology stack is fairly impressive, with 12 ultrasonic...
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Mercedes-Benz have partnered with NVIDIA (in a non-exclusive agreement), that will see the pair work together to create autonomous vehicles. The companies plan to develop the most sophisticated and advanced computing architecture ever deployed in an automobile. There’s no other way to see this as an attempt to come...
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During Apple’s 2020 WWDC keynote overnight, Apple announced a new feature of iPhones, turning them into a digital car key. While code for Apple’s CarKey feature was found in previous developer builds of iOS, it’s only now been officially announced. During the event, Emily Schubert, Senior Manager of Car...
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GM have a feature called Supercruise that uses driver monitoring on known routes, to allow the driver to remove their hands from the wheel for miles (or km) at a time. Now Ford are chasing the same technology with the Mach-E due out later this year. As part of...
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The single biggest complaint I hear about electric vehicles is the cost. That’s a fair criticism with just a couple coming in under the $50K mark in Australia. The ORA R1 is the first offering from Great Wall Motors and also happens to be the cheapest all-electric car at...
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Tesla are activating the Cabin Camera for the first time in a Model 3. Included in the release notes for a new software version for China, is a new feature – Cabin Camera. The full release notes for Cabin Camera are: Help Tesla continue to develop safer vehicles by...
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Images of the VW ID4 has leaked online. It’s really hard to keep anything a secret anymore, especially something as involved as making a car. There’s just too many people involved in producing, testing, marking, manufacturing, and distributing vehicles for them to stay hidden. While we’ve recently seen spy...
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2 new Electric Vehicle Charging spots are being installed in Argyle Street, The Rocks, the road market is bright green, clearly aimed at ensuring ICE vehicles get the message, you’re not welcome here. These two bays will be among the first on-street charging available in Sydney for EV owners....
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JET Charge is leading the way in EV charging infrastructure in Australia. The company offers a range of EV products and services, including domestic and commercial charging installations. JET Charge works with homeowners, property developers, councils and local Governments, even vehicle manufacturers, all in an effort to bring more...
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Remember when Lotus revealed that stunning, all electric, Lotus Evija on the world back in July 2019? It seems the response was so fantastic, that they’ve decided to go all-in on electric vehicles. Speaking with Auto Express in the UK, CEO of Lotus, Phil Popham, said they will skip...
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Perth-based HyperPower Technologies is a company that are building electric motors. These are unlike anything we’ve seen from production cars, with the ‘QFM-360-X’ said to be able to produce a 1MW motor. This motor is expected power future transport technologies such as hyperloop and light rail. The HyperPower Quantum...
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This morning many Aussie Tesla owners woke up to yet another over the air update to their cars. In the latest update, version 2020.20.13, the car now has the ability to recognise intersections including traffic lights, stop signs, T intersections and even roundabouts. This is the kind of thing...
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Charging network Evie has announced a partnership with Caltex Australia (Ampol) with the first site at Avenel, Victoria now open to electric vehicles. This location is significant, as it adds to the growing number of charging locations between Melbourne and Wodonga. Avenel is located 130km away from Melbourne and...
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With the path to driverless cars becoming clearer, it’s time to think about how you would use that extra time you typically spent paying attention to the road. According to a new survey conducted by We-Vibe, it seems doing work is well down the list, sorry boss. Instead, Aussies...
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If you’re a fan of the environment, electric vehicles and sustainability, then you probably see BP as the devil. Traditionally responsible for selling fuels that create damaging emissions, exactly the thing we’re trying to move past. There is a new, better side to BP emerging and that division is...
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Audi is another one of the major automakers that is getting serious about EVs. The Audi e-tron SUV and Sportsback is due for release in Australia later this year, with pre-orders launching on June 19th. One of the major issues you need to address when launching an EV into...
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Tesla’s Model Y has now been added to the referral program. While the Model Y is not yet available for pre-order in Australia, the referral page for existing Tesla owners, now lists the Model Y as an option. If you’re in a market that does have the Model Y...
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If you want to run a car subscription service, you need a software platform to power that experience. While you could start from scratch and role your own, you don’t have to, Australian car subscription software provider Blinker.com.au offers a platform that business can offer to customers. The end-to-end...
California are getting serious about reducing air pollution, approving a new proposal that tackles emissions from semi-trucks, delivery trucks and buses. Trucks currently account for as much as 50% of greenhouse gas emissions when including emissions from fuel production, and more than 95% of toxic diesel particulate matter emissions....
Zoox is a company that builds Autonomous vehicle solutions and Amazon just snapped them up for more than one billion dollars. While many people think of Amazon as the online marketplace, one of Amazon’s biggest successes is their distribution channels. They’re already moving to use cleaner, greener electric vans,...
Electric automaker Rimac is working on a new technology called ‘driver coach’ to help you be a better driver on the race track. For testing, they’re using a Kia Stinger, but eventually the technology could be integrated into multiple cars. The technology stack is fairly impressive, with 12 ultrasonic...
Mercedes-Benz have partnered with NVIDIA (in a non-exclusive agreement), that will see the pair work together to create autonomous vehicles. The companies plan to develop the most sophisticated and advanced computing architecture ever deployed in an automobile. There’s no other way to see this as an attempt to come...
During Apple’s 2020 WWDC keynote overnight, Apple announced a new feature of iPhones, turning them into a digital car key. While code for Apple’s CarKey feature was found in previous developer builds of iOS, it’s only now been officially announced. During the event, Emily Schubert, Senior Manager of Car...
GM have a feature called Supercruise that uses driver monitoring on known routes, to allow the driver to remove their hands from the wheel for miles (or km) at a time. Now Ford are chasing the same technology with the Mach-E due out later this year. As part of...
The single biggest complaint I hear about electric vehicles is the cost. That’s a fair criticism with just a couple coming in under the $50K mark in Australia. The ORA R1 is the first offering from Great Wall Motors and also happens to be the cheapest all-electric car at...
Tesla are activating the Cabin Camera for the first time in a Model 3. Included in the release notes for a new software version for China, is a new feature – Cabin Camera. The full release notes for Cabin Camera are: Help Tesla continue to develop safer vehicles by...
Images of the VW ID4 has leaked online. It’s really hard to keep anything a secret anymore, especially something as involved as making a car. There’s just too many people involved in producing, testing, marking, manufacturing, and distributing vehicles for them to stay hidden. While we’ve recently seen spy...
2 new Electric Vehicle Charging spots are being installed in Argyle Street, The Rocks, the road market is bright green, clearly aimed at ensuring ICE vehicles get the message, you’re not welcome here. These two bays will be among the first on-street charging available in Sydney for EV owners....
JET Charge is leading the way in EV charging infrastructure in Australia. The company offers a range of EV products and services, including domestic and commercial charging installations. JET Charge works with homeowners, property developers, councils and local Governments, even vehicle manufacturers, all in an effort to bring more...
Remember when Lotus revealed that stunning, all electric, Lotus Evija on the world back in July 2019? It seems the response was so fantastic, that they’ve decided to go all-in on electric vehicles. Speaking with Auto Express in the UK, CEO of Lotus, Phil Popham, said they will skip...
Perth-based HyperPower Technologies is a company that are building electric motors. These are unlike anything we’ve seen from production cars, with the ‘QFM-360-X’ said to be able to produce a 1MW motor. This motor is expected power future transport technologies such as hyperloop and light rail. The HyperPower Quantum...
This morning many Aussie Tesla owners woke up to yet another over the air update to their cars. In the latest update, version 2020.20.13, the car now has the ability to recognise intersections including traffic lights, stop signs, T intersections and even roundabouts. This is the kind of thing...
Charging network Evie has announced a partnership with Caltex Australia (Ampol) with the first site at Avenel, Victoria now open to electric vehicles. This location is significant, as it adds to the growing number of charging locations between Melbourne and Wodonga. Avenel is located 130km away from Melbourne and...
With the path to driverless cars becoming clearer, it’s time to think about how you would use that extra time you typically spent paying attention to the road. According to a new survey conducted by We-Vibe, it seems doing work is well down the list, sorry boss. Instead, Aussies...
If you’re a fan of the environment, electric vehicles and sustainability, then you probably see BP as the devil. Traditionally responsible for selling fuels that create damaging emissions, exactly the thing we’re trying to move past. There is a new, better side to BP emerging and that division is...
Audi is another one of the major automakers that is getting serious about EVs. The Audi e-tron SUV and Sportsback is due for release in Australia later this year, with pre-orders launching on June 19th. One of the major issues you need to address when launching an EV into...
Tesla’s Model Y has now been added to the referral program. While the Model Y is not yet available for pre-order in Australia, the referral page for existing Tesla owners, now lists the Model Y as an option. If you’re in a market that does have the Model Y...
If you want to run a car subscription service, you need a software platform to power that experience. While you could start from scratch and role your own, you don’t have to, Australian car subscription software provider Blinker.com.au offers a platform that business can offer to customers. The end-to-end...
