Western Australia’s first public hydrogen refuelling station will be built in the City of Perth, thanks to an agreement between the City and Frontier Energy Ltd. The station will be built on City of Perth-owned land on Thomas St, West Perth, subject to approvals and a final investment decision. City of Perth Lord Mayor Basil […]
Author: Fleet EV News Team
Jeep to offer electric models in 2024
In August, Jeep Australia announced plans to expand its range of electric vehicles with the introduction of Compass e-Hybrid FWD and Compass 4xe in 2024. The e-hybrid and 4xe models will add to Jeep’s electrified portfolio and offer enhanced performance and driving dynamics while further representing the brand’s commitment to becoming the leader in sophisticated […]
Latest Audi e-tron electric SUV – Q8
Audi Australia has confirmed pricing and specification of the new Audi Q8 55 e-tron and Q8 Sportback 55 e-tron models. The Q8 55 e-tron will replace the Audi e-tron SUV with its new model designation signifying its position as the new flagship SUV within Audi’s electric portfolio. The model boasts an optimised drive, improved aerodynamics, higher […]
Solterra pricing – first EV from Subaru
Subaru Australia is delighted to reveal the indicative specification and open the order books for the highly anticipated inaugural all-electric Subaru SUV, the all-new Solterra. After extending an exclusive pre-order invitation to customers that registered their interest, the order books will open to all Australian consumers from Wednesday 8th November. Subaru Australia’s Managing Director, Blair […]
Polestar 4 starts production in November
Polestar 4, an electric performance SUV coupé and the second SUV in the brand’s line-up. Polestar 4 transforms the aerodynamics of a coupé and the space of an SUV into a new breed of SUV coupé. Design cues first seen on Polestar’s concept cars are brought to production in the fastest Polestar production car to […]
Upgrades to Tesla Model 3
In September Tesla announced some upgrades to the Model 3 electric car. Recently the Model 3 has been eclipsed in sales by the Model Y because it’s bigger and looks like an SUV. However the electric medium sedan hasn’t reached the end of it’s life cycle yet. The long range version of the Model 3 […]
Off-grid EV charging for remote locations
In September the NRMA announced a prototype charging station to deliver off-grid energy for the most remote electric vehicle (EV) charging sites across the National highway network. The NRMA will begin testing the Australian-first EV fast charging prototype in preparation for deploying the solution at sites along remote routes such as the Stuart and Eyre […]
BYD scores 10 stars from ANCAP
In October, ANCAP awarded five-star safety ratings to the BYD SEAL and BYD DOLPHIN (That’s 10 stars!). The battery electric BYD SEAL and BYD DOLPHIN are just the second and third vehicle models to be rated against new 2023 criteria, and both have achieved five star results. Both the BYD SEAL and BYD DOLPHIN have […]
Mazda to be 100% electrified by 2030
After more than five years in the Mazda line-up and almost 25,000 sales in total to date, Australia-bound production will cease for the Mazda CX-8 at the end of this year. At the same time, the MX-30 will bow out of the local market following three years and more than 2,200 sales so far. […]
Grace Removals is going electric
Grace Removals has partnered with CarBon Leasing & Rentals to launch the nation’s first fully electric removals truck. Speaking at the official handover at Grace Headquarters in NSW, CarBon founder and CEO Scott Gillespie said the electric Foton T5 truck was a smart solution for the Australian logistics market and represented an exciting first step […]
