A five-tonne Fuso truck is being converted to electric, with the help of a Tesla Model S motor, a Tesla EV battery, and a lot of innovation.
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Fish and chip charged dumped as first electric truck prepares to do big lap of Australia
Perth engineer is preparing two electric trucks to do the big lap of Australia. One of them is an adapted Hyundai Mighty, now ready to the trip without the fish and chip charger.
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More crowdfunded EV chargers rolling out to fill gaps on Nullarbor route
Charging networks are too slow to fill the gaps in crucial parts of Australia’s system, so EV drivers are doing it themselves.
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Off-grid EV fast charging stations start to take shape in outback Australia
Good progress is being made on DC charging networks in more remote Australia, away from the main grids and powered mostly with solar and batteries.
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The electric truck conversion running on waste vegetable oil and old Tesla parts
The creator of a mobile EV charger that runs on waste vegetable oil has found an ingenious way to make the entire enterprise carbon neutral.
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Tesla Model 3 tackles iconic unsealed Australia road – 1,126 kms of potholes and bull dust
The potholes on this iconic stretch of road were so bad that the driver’s sports watch rewarded him for reaching his 10,000 step target. At least he had a fridge in the back of his Model 3.
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A mirage in the outback? The DC fast-charger owned by the local electric vet
With zero government funding, a local vet in a remote town has installed DC fast chargers, a 22kW AC outlet, and even a digital tyre pump. What drives him?
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Long range trips in a standard range EV: How easy is it in Australia?
Is a long distant trip in a standard range EV feasible in Australia at around the speed limit, without the option of hypermiling, and perhaps with a couple of cranky kids in the back?
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EV touring in South Australia: Why a renewable pace-setter is so slow on EV fast chargers
After passing an extensive array of wind farms along the escarpment, the glowing tower of a solar thermal array was the first sign that we were approaching Port Augusta. Here…
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