Victoria’s SEA Electric lands $1 billion to convert electric utes for the mining industry
Victoria's SEA Electric is converting 8500 Toyota Hilux and Landcruiser utes for the mining industry as part of a $1 billion contract.
‘No downside’: Game-changing EV salary sacrifice policy sees Tasmanian firm cash in on FBT exemptions
Bentleys Tasmania director Robin Allardice says the idea of salary sacrificing for an EV came to him as soon as the environmentally-driven tax legislation became law at the beginning of the financial year.
The Aussie Sunswift 7 just became the world’s fastest solar powered car
UNSW's solar-powered racing car, the Sunswift 7, just broke a Guinness World Record for the fastest solar electric car over 1000km.
Powerbroker David Pocock’s verdict after test-driving an electric Toyota Hilux
Independent powerbroker David Pocock, along with several other MPs from all walks of Parliament, has test-driven a Toyota Hilux ute that was converted into an electric vehicle by a savvy automotive startup launched by two former Atlassian executives.
New EVs under $45,000 are finally coming to Australia, but policy changes are still needed
Australian motorists have been promised more choice in EVs soon. So let’s take a look at the cars we might be driving in the next few years.
Toyota accused of spreading EV disinformation to profit from fossil-fuelled hybrids
Greenpeace has slammed Australia's most trusted car maker, Toyota, for being a "global roadblock" and "spreading disinformation" about electric vehicles.
Aussie classic 4WD startup becomes biggest global EV conversion manufacturer
Today Jaunt Motors has announced a merger with Zero EV to become the biggest EV conversion manufacturer in the world under the name Fellten.
Victoria’s EV charger grants are a win for cupcakes and wine
The Victorian government has invested $6.55 million in EV charger projects to help businesses transition and build out the public charging network.
Budget 2022: Australia’s first federal tax cuts for electric vehicles revealed
Labor’s 2022 budget finally delivered Australia’s first federal electric vehicles incentive in the form of tax cuts for some EVs.
What Australia can learn from California’s approach to electric vehicles
Based on the remarkable improvements in electric vehicle technology and what has been learned in California and elsewhere, Australia is well placed for rapid market growth.
Canberra electric vehicle summit kicks off as Labor pledges to make zero-emission vehicles cheaper
Lawmakers, industry advocates, and car-lovers alike have descended on Canberra for a major electric vehicle summit, designed to increase EV uptake and remove barriers to their adoption by Australian drivers.
The problem with Labor’s electric vehicle tax cut, and what it could do to better incentivise EV purchases
The Albanese government has introduced tax cuts to electric vehicles in its first sitting week, but this won’t help most Australians afford one.