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  • Electric Cars: Better for the Environment?

    June 11, 2013 - no Comments

    Electric vehicles have dominated the discussion of reducing carbon emissions on the road for years; with many governments promoting their research, manufacture and purchase. They are seen as a potential

  • Tesla announces maiden profit

    May 24, 2013 - no Comments

    US electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla Motors has reported its first healthy  profit since its inception in 2002, and managed to pay off a significant government loan ahead of schedule.

  • Hybrid Porsche on way to Oz

    April 10, 2013 - no Comments

    German luxury car-maker, Porsche will launch its fast-charging plug-in hybrid in Australia later this year. The new Panamera plug-in hybrid will offer buyers a luxury vehicle, which can be fully

  • ChargeIQ gets greenlight in Victoria

    March 8, 2013 - no Comments

    The “green light” has been given to the innovative Australian-produced ChargeIQ electric vehicle (EV) charger by a Victorian electric vehicle trial. The ChargeIQ produced by Australian technology company DiUS Computing

  • Sydney-Melbourne on $12 of fuel

    March 1, 2013 - no Comments

    VW is planning to unveil a futuristic two-seater diesel-electric hybrid that could travel from Sydney to Melbourne on about 12 dollars of fuel. The XL1 model is set to premiere

  • Jazz hybrid enters EV market

    February 27, 2013 - no Comments

    Honda has released its latest addition to its EV range, the Honda Jazz Hybrid. Clipping the Toyota Prius C price by $1000, the Jazz Hybrid is the cheapest petrol-hybrid on

  • City of Sydney orders Leaf Fleet

    February 22, 2013 - no Comments

    Nissan has received one of its biggest orders in Australia so far for the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle (EV) since the vehicle was lauched in Australia last year. An order

  • Electric motorcycles to get US tax credit

    January 15, 2013 - no Comments

    US electric motorcycle manufacturer Zero Motorcycles has announced their 2013 models of street-legal motorcycles will have the advantage of 10 per cent US federal tax credit. As an added bonus,

  • “Noise-makers” for hybrids and EV’s?

    January 15, 2013 - no Comments

    Hybrid and electric vehicles (EV’s) could soon have mandatory noise-makers attached to their exterior to allay fears that their silent movement could cause injuries to the elderly and vision-impaired. North

  • Europe co-operates on EV’s

    December 20, 2012 - no Comments

      A new European project is underway aimed at making payment and charging for electric vehicles (EV’s) more convenient. An initiative of the European Union, the Green eMotion project is