Hyundai Oilbank's EV charging stations to reach 200 by 2023
Oct 09, 2020 00:19 am UTC| Business
Hyundai Oilbank will increase the number of its electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to 200 by 2023 with the help of Charzin, a company specializing in electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The petroleum and...
Want an electric car, but think you can't afford one? Here's how to buy second-hand
Oct 05, 2020 14:11 pm UTC| Business
Many Australians say they would consider buying an electric car. But unfortunately, new electric vehicles dont come cheap. Even at the more affordable end of the market, a new Nissan Leaf or Hyundai Ioniq cost around...
Hydrogen cars won't overtake electric vehicles because they're hampered by the laws of science
Jun 03, 2020 14:35 pm UTC| Science
Hydrogen has long been touted as the future for passenger cars. The hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV), which simply runs on pressurised hydrogen from a fuelling station, produces zero carbon emissions from its...
Wrong way, go back: a proposed new tax on electric vehicles is a bad idea
Dec 24, 2019 08:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
In recent years, false claims have circulated that electric vehicles are breaking our roads because they dont use fuel and so their drivers dont pay fuel excise. Heeding such concerns, both the Victorian and New South...
Love it or hate it, Tesla's Cybertruck is revolutionary
Dec 04, 2019 11:23 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
With a collective gasp and puzzled looks, the world was recently introduced to Teslas newest vehicle. The so-called Cybertruck is an angular, stainless steel, all-electric pickup truck that quickly became...
Sweden's new road powers electric vehicles – what's the environmental impact?
Apr 21, 2018 16:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Sweden has built the first smart road that will allow electric vehicles to charge as they drive. The eRoadArlanda pilot scheme, which covers two kilometres of road outside Stockholm, is an attempt to solve one of the...
Why don't electric cars look like the future?
Jan 09, 2018 15:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Electric cars were supposed to be the future or at least look like it. So now theyre here, why do they still look like ordinary petrol and diesel cars and not dazzling props from a science fiction film. Before they hit...
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