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Aman Gaur from the Electric Vehicle Council.
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (144+ words) VIDEO: Aman Gaur from the Electric Vehicle Council.Australian Broadcasting Corporation VIDEO: Aman Gaur from the Electric Vehicle Council. EV sales figures show a sharp jump in March as oil trade disruptions surge petrol and diesel prices. Aman Gaur from…...
More people are using this 'secret deal' to get an EV, but there are traps
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (1732+ words) With the current fuel prices, more Australians are looking at using salary sacrifices to get an electric vehicle. (ABC News: Curtis Rodda) With eye-watering prices at the petrol bowser hurting wallets, more Australians than ever are looking at purchasing an…...
Regional drivers shift gears to electric vehicles as fuel prices climb
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (795+ words) Andy McCarthy has driven an electric car for more than a decade." (ABC Gippsland: Lily Kristanto) More Australians are switching to electric vehicles as fuel prices rise, including in regional Victoria. While uptake is growing, some country drivers say charging…...
Trial pours cold water on current EV truck viability despite diesel price hike
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (868+ words) Fennell Forestry's Wendy Fennell at the launch of the trial in 2023. (ABC South East SA: Sam Bradbrook) A 2.5-year trial of an electric truck in the forestry industry has concluded, with the truck now parked. The trial found while the…...
Australia expected to create more solar panel waste by 2030
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (1009+ words) About one in three Australian households have rooftop panels. (ABC News: Michael Lloyd) Australians are expected to throw away 90,000 tonnes of solar panel waste in 2030, a federal government hearing has been told. A $24.7 million, three-year solar panel recycling pilot is…...
Launched in 1958, Vanguard 1 was the first satellite to have solar electric power.
1+ week, 1+ day ago (60+ words) VIDEO: Launched in 1958, Vanguard 1 was the first satellite to have solar electric power.abc.net.au VIDEO: Launched in 1958, Vanguard 1 was the first satellite to have solar electric power. Launched in 1958, Vanguard 1 was the first satellite to have solar electric…...
‘Surge in interest’ in electric truck conversions amid fuel crisis
1+ week, 1+ day ago (881+ words) Converting a truck from diesel to battery costs $175,000 per truck, plus charging equipment. (ABC Central Coast: Emma Simkin) A Central Coast company is converting trucks to battery power as fuel bills soar. The first full-electric delivery from Sydney to Canberra…...
Oil price spikes are driving a surge of interest in electric vehicles
1+ week, 5+ day ago (750+ words) The US military action in Iran may have an unintended secondary effect " ending the cultural dominance of the internal combustion engine and ushering in the age of electric vehicles. Back in the 1970s, a sudden increase in the price of oil…...
Drivers left stranded as WA's EV highway branded 'not fit for purpose"
2+ week, 1+ day ago (849+ words) The WA EV Network has 110 chargers across the state, making it one of the longest "EV highways" in the world. (ABC Goldfields: Robert Koenig-Luck) Electric vehicle drivers in Western Australia have raised concerns about the state-owned charging network. It comes…...
Kids to be banned from riding e-mobility devices in Qld under proposed laws
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (784+ words) Reforms to be introduced to state parliament this week will ban children under the age of 16 from using e-mobility devices. (ABC News) The Queensland government will accept, or accept in-principle, 28 recommendations made by a parliamentary inquiry into e-mobility devices. The…...