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Linga Charging Network to roll out across regional Victoria
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Australia’s most remote EV chargers: New charging network to unlock EV ownership for regional Victoria

February 4, 2021February 11, 2021 EV Central team 2764 Views EV Charger, Free Charging Australia

There will soon be free EV charging for regional Australia, with a new charging network being rolled-out in regional Victoria

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Professor Francois Aguey-Zinsou with a LAVO hydrogen battery
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Australia leads the way with hydrogen battery – and BBQ

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 Stephen Corby 5437 Views australia, batteries, charging, electric car, ev, hydrogen, Hydrogen batteries

Australia is leading the charge towards hydrogen-based power sources with a local company, LAVO, announcing the world’s first hydrogen-powered domestic

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Tritium RTM75 75kW fast charger
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Gold Coast to slug drivers $5 for 10 min EV charging

January 21, 2021January 22, 2021 EV Central team 5899 Views a250e, DC Charging, EV Charger, fast ev charging, Mercedes-Benz, Tesla

Gold Coast Council has unveiled 10 new EV chargers for the holiday strip, with the critical electric vehicle infrastructure to

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Volkswagen mobile charging robot protoype
EV charging Technology 

Meet the robot that could soon be charging your electric car

December 29, 2020January 5, 2021 Toby Hagon 3387 Views autonomous charging, charging, electric car charging, ev charging, robot, Volkswagen

Charging an electric car could soon involve little more than a tap of a smartphone screen. Volkswagen has developed a

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Gridserve's Electric Forecourt, Braintree, Essex, UK
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UK’s first dedicated electric car forecourt shows Australia the way

December 8, 2020July 15, 2022 Iain Curry 2906 Views charging stations, electric vehicle charging, ev charging

The UK’s first Electric Forecourt has been opened by Gridserve to support mass market EV charging and make charging EVs

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2019 Nissan Leaf
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Australian EV owners wanted! 300 volunteers sought for charging trial

November 18, 2020November 26, 2020 Iain Curry 2945 Views AGL, Australian ev trial, electric car charging, ev charging

Fancy a free home charging wallbox for your electric car? Energy company AGL and the government are seeking 300 customers

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Mercedes-Benz EQC at an EVlink DC fast charging station
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South Australia’s EV tax smashed by Opposition, but NSW keen to follow suit

November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 EV Central team 3548 Views fcai, Road user charging, south australia

South Australia’s disastrous and illogical road tax on electric vehicles looks set to be defeated in the state’s Parliament after

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Tesla Model 3
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$62m Tesla battery for NSW

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 Stephen Corby 2237 Views

Tesla is to build a new battery worth $62 million in western Sydney, to help stabilise the electricity grid as

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2020 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Exceed being charged
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V2G charging tech for Mitsubishi Outlander PHEVs back to MY17

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 Toby Hagon 10409 Views electric vehicle, ev, Mitsubishi

Vehicle-to-grid charging technology will soon be available for the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, which now includes a sporty new GSR variant

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2020 Audi e-Tron
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Audi boss calls on Feds to build EV infrastructure

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 Stephen Corby 2138 Views Audi, Audi Australia boss, australian government, ev, Incentives

While car companies in Australia have largely given up on the idea of our government ever offering incentives of any

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Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

April 13, 2024 Iain Curry Comments Off on Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan
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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

January 10, 2021 EV Central team Comments Off on FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

Hydrogen electric vehicles, often called hydrogen fuel cells vehicles (FCEV), drive the same as regular EVs. They can have one

PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
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PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

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The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000

February 11, 2024 Iain Curry Comments Off on The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000
The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz
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The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz

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