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Ampol teams up with SEA Electric for EV charger rollout

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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...

Greens, Pocock deal means EV discount bill to pass Senate

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The federal government’s electric car discount bill is set to pass through the Senate after the Greens and Independent Senator David Pocock secured changes to lessen support for plug-in...

Alliance forms to demand EV industry development

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More than a hundred companies and organisations across several industries, including agriculture, health and transport, have backed the Electric Vehicle Council’s call for a 2027 electric vehicle uptake target...

EV sales up almost 22 per cent in 2022

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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...

Suzuki takes stake in Aussie automotive software company

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Melbourne-based automotive software company Applied EV has raised $21 million with Japanese carmaker Suzuki taking a strategic stake in the company. The completion of the first tranche of the...

Mineral exploration booms to meet energy transition demand

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Mineral exploration expenditure reached the second highest on record in financial year 2021-22, buoyed by record spends on the search for essential materials in the production of electronics and...

Cost of developing battery industry not modelled by govt

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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...

Electric vehicle use in remote areas is feasible: ANU study

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Electric vehicles could feasibly be used by Australians in remote areas according to a new study published by four researchers at the Australian National University. Published in the Australian...

Victoria’s first electric bus depot to open this year

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Victoria’s first fully electric bus depot at a converted depot in Ivanhoe will be complete later this year as a part of the state government’s Zero Emissions Bus Trial....