Tag: electric vehicles

Ampol teams up with SEA Electric for EV charger rollout

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Petrol retailer Ampol has partnered with Australian commercial electric vehicle manufacturer SEA Electric to develop a network of charging stations. Charging stations targeted at SEA Electric customers will be...

Charting Australia’s EV uptake as boomtime nears

Posted on   |  by Bill Tsouvalas
Electric Vehicles as many say – are the future.   In Australia, EV uptake is on the cusp of rapid expansion and mass adoption.   According to the Electric Vehicle Council...

Australia prepares for Electric Vehicle cyber risk

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
As Australia embarks on a transition to electric vehicles, the security of millions more devices potentially connecting to the national energy grid presents a new risk. But the industry...

EV sales up almost 22 per cent in 2022

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Electric vehicles now make up just over 3 per cent of all new car sales in the country, with the Australian Capital Territory continuing to lead the way by...

National EV strategy considers manufacturing revival

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government has opened consultations on Australia’s first national electric vehicle strategy with a brief paper that touts the opportunity of manufacturing batteries and vehicles onshore, and all...

Australia ‘can and should’ manufacture EVs: Tesla chair

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia should be doing almost everything in the electric vehicle value chain from mining and refining critical minerals to building batteries and even manufacturing cars, Tesla chair Robyn Denholm...

Committee greenlights Labor EV discount

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A Senate committee has recommended passing legislation which will bring down the cost of electric vehicles, with the Greens signaling they’ll try to have hybrid vehicles removed from the...

Cost of developing battery industry not modelled by govt

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Commonwealth government has yet to produce modelling on the cost of developing a battery cell manufacturing industry in Australia, but remains committed to its election commitment to produce...

Call to cut hybrids out of EV discounts and incentives

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Including hybrid cars in electrical vehicle discounts will slow Australia’s clean transport transition and Parliament should consider excluding the dual power vehicles from new incentives, an inquiry into the...