Charging network says it changed payment methods because some drivers were using cards with insufficient funds, akin to “filling a car with petrol and driving away without paying.”
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Volvo Cars dumps 2030 all electric target, to ramp up hybrids as it weakens climate goals
Volvo Cars has abandoned its 2030 all electric target and has replaced it with a now goal of using plug in hybrids and even mild hybrids to reach a diluted target by the end of the decade.
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Smart #1 and Smart #3 test drives: Hash-tagging their way to an all electric future
Smart are back in Australia with a new all electric line-up, starting with the #1 and the #3. We take them for a drive.
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Prices cut for Polestar 2 and Polestar 4 as company prepares for Polestar 3 release
Polestar cuts prices of its electric hatchback Polestar 2 and the new Polestar 3 SUV couple, as it prepares for first deliveries of the top end Poletar 3.
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EV forecasts slashed as new vehicle standards allow car makers room to push hybrids
Forecasts for the uptake of electric vehicles in Australia slashed dramatically – and predictions for plug in hybrids increased – to the delight of the big Japanese car makers.
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Smart hits the road with first German-designed, China made electric cars in Australia
Smart, known for the quirky micro car launched more than two decades ago, has formally launched its first two EVs in Australia, the #1 and the even bigger #3.
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Ford scraps big EV plans, hopes to produce lower cost electric ute
Ford’s electric plans have been blown away by customer preference for lower cost EVs, and the ability of Chinese rivals to actually build them.
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“Just like a normal digger but quicker:” BHP switches on its first giant electric excavator
BHP has followed in the path of fellow iron ore major Fortescue by deploying its first electric excavator, dumping a diesel engine and replacing it with an electric motor fed by a trailing cable.
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Fuel giant Ampol says delays in grid connections hold up rollout of EV fast-chargers
Ampol says delays in getting grid connections continue to hold up rollout of EV fast-charging network, with 2024 targets now pushed into 2025.
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“The market is not there:” Evie Networks blames FUD and corporate disinterest as it slashes jobs
Evie Networks lays off 30 staff in depot and home charging division, saying corporates have not transitioned as hoped and anti-EV campaigns are having an impact.
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