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The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $838,000 in funding to Origin Energy to undertake an electric vehicle (EV) smart charging trial across the National Electricity Market (NEM). Origin will provide and install 150 smart chargers to incentivise new and existing EV owners to participate in the trial. The smart chargers will be installed … Continue reading ARENA funding to boost uptake of smart charging for EVs →

Western Australia’s strategy to capitalise on its substantial reserves of minerals used in the manufacture of rechargeable batteries has contributed to the state’s recent economic growth, according to an industry report released by Minister for Mines and Petroleum, Bill Johnston. “The (Future Battery Industry Strategy) strategy provides consistent and co-ordinated actions to ensure the WA … Continue reading WA capitalising on lithium-ion battery demand →

A facility to separate the rare earths extracted from the Mt Weld mine, which are essential for wind turbines and electric vehicles, will soon be built. The Mt Weld mine in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, is one of the largest producers of rare earths in the world, but the material extracted from the site is currently … Continue reading New facility to bring rare earths value-adding on-shore →

CSIRO has announced new technology which will support electric vehicle (EV) charging, throughout peak demand periods during the summer months. The charging stations will use renewable energy and avoid placing stress on charge drawn from the grid. With hot days increasing temperature stressors on electrical systems, the Australian-designed chargers have taken these conditions into account, … Continue reading CSIRO launches solar EV charging module →

Coming to the stage for the last session of any summit is a hard task, and after a packed day of speeches and panels at the National Manufacturing Summit, the job of Jim Stanford, director of the Centre for Future Work at the Australia Institute, was no easier. His task? Wake Australia up to the … Continue reading More than luck: making the most of our lithium endowment →

Brisbane-based electric vehicle charger manufacturer, Tritium, has announced that it will be producing chargers for the US market in Los Angeles. The company has opened a new site in the US city to increase production for the Americas region. In addition to the Tritium DC chargers made on site, the factory will include a testing … Continue reading Australian EV-charging tech grows in US →

Demonstrating the growing capability of electric vehicles, Toyota Motor Corporation has announced that the fleet moving the staff of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo in 2020 will be almost entirely electric. Combining hybrid electric vehicles, fuel cell electric vehicles, plug in hybrid electric vehicles and battery electric vehicles, some of the vehicles are … Continue reading Toyota assembles electric fleet for 2020 Games →

At Bosch Australia’s Clayton headquarters, industry and government representatives explored the future of urban movement. Termed the Future of Mobility Summit, the event was part of the Victorian 2019 Digital Innovation Festival and brought together speakers from industry including Bosch, Toyota, Nissan, Ford, Volgren, Audi, as well as Matt Lowe from the Victorian government. “The … Continue reading Future of Mobility Summit gets cities moving →

The Australian army is inquiring into the potential for electric vehicles for its fleet. Citing a combination of legislative pressure, industry disinvestment from internal combustion engines, and their subsequent decline in production, a paper by Major Matthew Wood, sets out the Army’s strategy for the future acquisition of electric vehicles. Noting that for the Army, … Continue reading Future Army vehicles could go electric →

For Australians keen to ride the global wave of electric vehicles for their energy, environmental, and economic benefits, one of the stumbling blocks has been the lack of charging stations dispersed outside of major centres. This limitation will be countered by a new plan for 42 charging stations from Evie Networks, which will connect Adelaide, … Continue reading EV charging network spreads across highway system →

Nissan has announced that by 2020 its Australian headquarters will be located in Mulgrave, Victoria – bringing about 460 jobs to the area. The announcement, made in June, confirms that 400 jobs involved in manufacturing the Japanese company’s electric vehicle fleet will move to Mulgrave and 60 roles will be added. Parts for Nissan’s electric … Continue reading Nissan boosts jobs for engineers and technicians in electric vehicle expansion in Vic →

Labor’s National Electric Vehicle policy has been described by the Electric Vehicle Council as a game changer that will spur investment and start driving the nation into a cleaner transport future. The policy is a first for Australia, which will see the introduction of a national electric vehicle target of 50 per cent new car … Continue reading Labor’s electric vehicle policy a leap for affordability and investment →

Australian start-up, Chargefox, has successfully raised $15 million to enable it to commence building Australia’s largest open, ultra-rapid network of charging stations for electric vehicles. The funding has come from a combination of sources including investment from The Australian Mobility Clubs (NRMA, RACV, RACQ, RAC, RAA and RACT), Wilson Transformers and the founder of Carsales, … Continue reading Ultra-rapid charging stations soon to be available across major cities →

Brisbane-based manufacturer of DC fast-charging solutions for electrical vehicles, Tritium, has been named as the Premier of Queensland’s Exporter of the Year. The company also won the Manufacturing Award and progressed as a national finalist in the next Australian Export Awards. The Premier of Queensland’s Export Awards acknowledge the contribution that exporting businesses make to the … Continue reading EV charger manufacturer, Tritium, named Queensland’s exporter of the year →

In a CEFC report, it is said that electric vehicles could represent 90 per cent of all cars and light commercial vehicles on Australian roads by 2050, supported by $1.7 billion in private investment in new charging infrastructure. The modelling forecasts a surge in electric vehicle (EV) sales from as early as 2021, based on … Continue reading Australia set for surge in EVs and infrastructure in 4 years: CEFC →

Last week, Toyota Australia announced that it has joined forces with industry heavyweights to accelerate the reality of a hydrogen society built upon clean and renewable energy technology. The company has become a foundation member of Hydrogen Mobility Australia (HMA), which has been established to support the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. … Continue reading Toyota joins HMA to support renewable energy drive →

British industrialist Sanjeev Gupta is eyeing a move to Holden’s former automotive manufacturing site in Adelaide, as part of plans to build electric vehicles in Australia. According to reports, South Australian treasurer Tom Kousantonis said in a letter that Gupta’s company, GFG Alliance, had recently approached the state government with plans to buy some of … Continue reading British billionaire ‘planning automotive revival’ at Holden site →

Ford Motor Company will increase its planned investments in electric vehicles to US$11 billion (A$13.9 billion) by 2022, chairman Bill Ford has announced. The investments will be made in full electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, raising the company’s previous target of $4.5 billion (A$5.7 billion) by 2020. “We’re all in on this and we’re taking … Continue reading Ford to increase electric vehicle plans to $14 billion →

Earlier this week, Toyota Motor Corporation has announced that it will market more than 10 all-electric vehicle (EV) models globally in the early 2020s. It also said that the investment on the battery development will most likely exceed 1.5 trillion yen (A$17.4bn) through 2030. With tightening global regulations on emissions and to counter its market rivals … Continue reading Toyota to ramp up manufacturing of battery EV models by early 2020s →

Lithium Australia has announced plans to bolster the electric car industry by signing a joint venture with a German mining explorer. The company will farm into a joint venture at Sadisdorf, in southeast Germany, in partnership with Tin International AG. It is hoped the large mine site will provide economic contributions from lithium, tin and … Continue reading Lithium Australia to tap into Europe’s electric car market →