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9 factories, in 7 locations, across 3 continents. ...
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George Hotz is the founder of Comma.ai which he claims is the number 2 company in autonomous driving behind Tesla. Hotz was recently a guest on the Third Row Tesla podcast. The episode touched on a lot of different topics, including his failed deal with Elon Musk which he...
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The automotive industry is going through its biggest ever transition, from the internal combustion engines that have powered cars for more than 100 years, to electric vehicles. It has been abundantly clear to me for years now that EVs are so clearly the future, for all forms of transport,...
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The Volvo XC40 is the company’s first serious entry into the EV market after first showing off the C30 Electric way back in 2010. While I typically hate the idea of taking a car designed for a combustion engine and converting it to an EV, it actually looks really...
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Overnight the Australian Government has released a discussion paper for our Technology Investment Roadmap. 74 page document, available here, focuses on accelerating low-emission technologies in our energy and resources industries. The paper seeks feedback from the public between today and the 21st of May and applications can be up...
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ABB has announced a new home wall charger for electric vehicles, designed for use in residential, commercial and public use cases. With the launch of its new Terra AC wallbox, ABB hopes to power the next decade of EV adoption in Australia. The wallbox is designed not only to...
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As countries around the world try to restart their economies, promoting sales of every kind of product is important, but electric vehicles represent a unique opportunity to not only get the money coming in, but also meet key environmental policy objectives. Overnight Bloomberg revealed part of draft legislation in...
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Amazon Echos are in almost every room of my home and those who talk to Alexa frequently, will understand just how powerful it is. The far-field microphones allow you to shout commands or questions across the room and have Alexa respond intelligently. Imagine taking that priciple and extending it...
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I often get asked who is Tesla’s biggest competitor. While most people expect the biggest brands at the top of the sales charts to be the answer, it’s not. It’s certainly not Google, absolutely not Apple, not Ford, GM, Toyota or even a brand you’ve ever seen in your...
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Monash University has announced that they’re partnering with tech company Indra to add a Microgrid at their Clayton campus in Melbourne. As part of the Uni’s plan to go 100% renewable by 2030, they are turning their campus, which spans 20 buildings, into a microgrid. This Microgrid essentially means...
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Minecraft is a phenomenon, with an estimated 112 million monthly players. Despite the game launching back in 2011, it’s still evolving and recently added Ray Tracing which looks incredible. If you’ve had kids at home during isolation, chances are you’ve seen lots of Minecraft at your house with support for...
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The City of Ryde, located within the Northern Suburbs of Sydney, NSW, have purchased 2 electric vehicles as part of their renewable plan. Labor Mayor of Ryde, Jerome Laxale was pictured (above) with the two new fully electric vehicles, a Hyndai Kona EV and Ioniq EV. Both the cars...
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This week Elon Musk confirmed that Full Self Driving would be available as a subscription, which adds to the current outright purchase option. The current plan is that FSD subscriptions would be available by the end of 2020. Given a lower monthly cost, Tesla clearly expects this will help...
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Back in 2016, we wrote about Ford’s bold plans to have fully autonomous vehicles on the road by 2021. Well those plans have just come unstuck with Ford announcing autonomous plans have been delayed until at least 2022. The company reported a $2 billion loss this quarter and with...
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Australia’s safety agency, ANCAP has announced that the 2019 Audi e-Tron has received a 5-star safety rating. While the release of the e-tron in Australia was delayed, it’s great to see any new EV go through the required safety rating, as it means one more EV on the market...
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Subaru, like most other automakers are being dragged kicking and screaming to electric vehicles. In January the company announced at least 40% of global sales would be EVs or Hybrids, one of the least ambitious timelines in the industry. Today Electrek are reporting that a new SUV EV named...
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The CEO and founder of Rimac Automoili is Mate Rimac and in his latest video, Mondays with Mate Episode 07, he encourages us all to not waste this opportunity. While the coronavirus wreaks havok on the world’s health systems and economies, Rimac points out that it’s really important not...
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You may not recognise that city, it’s Los Angeles. Last April, the Environment Protection Agency in America published a report that detailed how the air pollution was getting worse. The report found that around 43% of the population lived in locations that have unhealthy pollution. With the outbreak of...
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You might not be driving much lately, but the EV charging rollout is absolutely still happening. Australia’s largest public charging network has just revealled their latest location, the regional Victorian town of Ballarat. Located at Alfred Square, 1-61 Curtis St, Ballarat Central, the chargers offer close access to many...
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The route between our major metro and regional locations regularly involves the Hume Highway. The 880km stretch of road is littered with legacy service stations, but EV charging remains few and far between. If we take a journey between Melbourne and Wodonga, you’ll have the option to stop in...
9 factories, in 7 locations, across 3 continents. ...
George Hotz is the founder of Comma.ai which he claims is the number 2 company in autonomous driving behind Tesla. Hotz was recently a guest on the Third Row Tesla podcast. The episode touched on a lot of different topics, including his failed deal with Elon Musk which he...
The automotive industry is going through its biggest ever transition, from the internal combustion engines that have powered cars for more than 100 years, to electric vehicles. It has been abundantly clear to me for years now that EVs are so clearly the future, for all forms of transport,...
The Volvo XC40 is the company’s first serious entry into the EV market after first showing off the C30 Electric way back in 2010. While I typically hate the idea of taking a car designed for a combustion engine and converting it to an EV, it actually looks really...
Overnight the Australian Government has released a discussion paper for our Technology Investment Roadmap. 74 page document, available here, focuses on accelerating low-emission technologies in our energy and resources industries. The paper seeks feedback from the public between today and the 21st of May and applications can be up...
ABB has announced a new home wall charger for electric vehicles, designed for use in residential, commercial and public use cases. With the launch of its new Terra AC wallbox, ABB hopes to power the next decade of EV adoption in Australia. The wallbox is designed not only to...
As countries around the world try to restart their economies, promoting sales of every kind of product is important, but electric vehicles represent a unique opportunity to not only get the money coming in, but also meet key environmental policy objectives. Overnight Bloomberg revealed part of draft legislation in...
Amazon Echos are in almost every room of my home and those who talk to Alexa frequently, will understand just how powerful it is. The far-field microphones allow you to shout commands or questions across the room and have Alexa respond intelligently. Imagine taking that priciple and extending it...
I often get asked who is Tesla’s biggest competitor. While most people expect the biggest brands at the top of the sales charts to be the answer, it’s not. It’s certainly not Google, absolutely not Apple, not Ford, GM, Toyota or even a brand you’ve ever seen in your...
Monash University has announced that they’re partnering with tech company Indra to add a Microgrid at their Clayton campus in Melbourne. As part of the Uni’s plan to go 100% renewable by 2030, they are turning their campus, which spans 20 buildings, into a microgrid. This Microgrid essentially means...
Minecraft is a phenomenon, with an estimated 112 million monthly players. Despite the game launching back in 2011, it’s still evolving and recently added Ray Tracing which looks incredible. If you’ve had kids at home during isolation, chances are you’ve seen lots of Minecraft at your house with support for...
The City of Ryde, located within the Northern Suburbs of Sydney, NSW, have purchased 2 electric vehicles as part of their renewable plan. Labor Mayor of Ryde, Jerome Laxale was pictured (above) with the two new fully electric vehicles, a Hyndai Kona EV and Ioniq EV. Both the cars...
This week Elon Musk confirmed that Full Self Driving would be available as a subscription, which adds to the current outright purchase option. The current plan is that FSD subscriptions would be available by the end of 2020. Given a lower monthly cost, Tesla clearly expects this will help...
Back in 2016, we wrote about Ford’s bold plans to have fully autonomous vehicles on the road by 2021. Well those plans have just come unstuck with Ford announcing autonomous plans have been delayed until at least 2022. The company reported a $2 billion loss this quarter and with...
Australia’s safety agency, ANCAP has announced that the 2019 Audi e-Tron has received a 5-star safety rating. While the release of the e-tron in Australia was delayed, it’s great to see any new EV go through the required safety rating, as it means one more EV on the market...
Subaru, like most other automakers are being dragged kicking and screaming to electric vehicles. In January the company announced at least 40% of global sales would be EVs or Hybrids, one of the least ambitious timelines in the industry. Today Electrek are reporting that a new SUV EV named...
The CEO and founder of Rimac Automoili is Mate Rimac and in his latest video, Mondays with Mate Episode 07, he encourages us all to not waste this opportunity. While the coronavirus wreaks havok on the world’s health systems and economies, Rimac points out that it’s really important not...
You may not recognise that city, it’s Los Angeles. Last April, the Environment Protection Agency in America published a report that detailed how the air pollution was getting worse. The report found that around 43% of the population lived in locations that have unhealthy pollution. With the outbreak of...
You might not be driving much lately, but the EV charging rollout is absolutely still happening. Australia’s largest public charging network has just revealled their latest location, the regional Victorian town of Ballarat. Located at Alfred Square, 1-61 Curtis St, Ballarat Central, the chargers offer close access to many...
The route between our major metro and regional locations regularly involves the Hume Highway. The 880km stretch of road is littered with legacy service stations, but EV charging remains few and far between. If we take a journey between Melbourne and Wodonga, you’ll have the option to stop in...
