Vehicles

As EV adoption grows and charging at home increases, energy companies are taking the opportunity to get creative with energy plans to attract new customers. One example is Origin Energy which has introduced EV Power Up. EV Power Up is currently in trial/beta phase and I was accepted into the program yesterday. EV Power Up is effectively a bolt-on to any existing plan and...

After a tip off from an EV industry contact I have confirmed with two other people that eLumina D1 model DC fast chargers with built-in 193kWh battery are to be installed at the NRMA charging stop located at Mittagong RSL. Lisa Marsh (CEO of eLumina Global) told me that the D1 is currently in use in Parkwood Village on the Gold Coast and also in...

Leading clean transport campaign group Transport & Environment have proposed some aggressive targets for transitioning fleets to electric vehicles. Europe, like much of the world, is on a pathway towards 100% zero-emission vehicles, the question is how aggressively should they pursue this and what is the right set of policy positions to achieve that? The European Commission is the executive branch of the European Union (EU),...

American electric car fast charger manufacturer FreeWire Technologies, Inc has filed a WARN notice with the State of California to say they plan to close their HQ at 7200 Gateway Blvd. Newark CA 94560 permanently on 24th June 2024, laying off 113 workers. NRMA hasn't had great luck with it's choice of public fast charger hardware, which is a shame because the NRMA's early rollout...

Shepparton-based, FOOTT, designed and built a recycling and processing facility in September 2023. The regional Victorian company is now taking a big step towards the future of sustainable transport, with the trial of a Volvo FE electric waste truck. This initiative has been made possible through the collaboration and expertise of CMV Truck & Bus Shepparton and Volvo Trucks Australia. The business is continually evolving and...

Australian electric vehicle infrastructure company JET Charge recently clocked up a significantmilestone for the nation’s EV transition. JET Charge are the the first Australian company to install 10,000 EV chargers into residential homes country-wide. While we often think about DC fast charging, the reality of EV ownership is that for the vast majority of owners, the vast majority will charge at home. JET Charge has...

Evie Networks is one of Australia's biggest EV fast-charging providers. The company continues to roll out new chargers at new locations every month and April was no exception. In the month of April, the company delivered 30 new charging bays (effectively 1 per plug) across 8 new sites. This takes the number of locations in Australia that you can charge to 227 with an...

Charging speeds are often a point of discussion with electric vehicles, and it seems Polestar are aggressively pursuing faster charging options in upcoming vehicles. Polestar in partnership with fast-charging battery pioneer StoreDot have demonstrated Extreme Fast Charging (XFC) technology in a car for the first time. The Polestar 5 prototype was charged from 10-80% in just 10 minutes. While it is a prototype, this...