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EnergyAustralia, one of Australia’s three biggest privately owned energy utilities, says it is rolling out ten ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at 7-Eleven stores in Victoria, NSW and Queensland. The first of ten ultra-fast EV chargers has already been installed at a site in Melbourne’s north, with another two to follow before EnergyAustralia…
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Ford Motor Company has launched Ford Energy, a US-based battery energy storage subsidiary, and signed a five-year framework agreement with EDF power solutions North America for up to 20 GWh of LFP-based DC Block systems. Manufacturing is sited in Glendale, Kentucky, with first customer deliveries scheduled for late 2027. Ford Motor Company has formally…
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Australia’s electric car drivers may escape a road-user charge for another year but will pay more tax under measures revealed in the federal budget. The changes are part of several reforms to support low-emission vehicles in the budget, including an extension of its electric car repair scheme, a funding boost for Australia Post’s electric…
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Scotland’s Munro Vehicles is electrifying mining and construction sites with its Series M 4×4. Purpose-built for extreme off-road conditions, this electric workhorse outperforms combustion alternatives in harsh environments while eliminating DPF failures and broken gearboxes. When we look at vehicles on mining and construction sites, typically the largest machinery pulls focus, but light commercial…
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In December 2025, Chinese automotive giant Chery launched its second electric vehicle in the Australian market under the Omoda Jaecoo sub-brand called the J5 EV. It quickly gained traction, receiving more than 1,000 orders within a couple of weeks of launch, with the most recent reports showing over 4,000 orders on this model, with…
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Saft, a TotalEnergies subsidiary, has signed a 200 MWh extension contract with New Zealand’s Genesis Energy for the Huntly Power Station battery energy storage system. The expansion will bring total capacity to 400 MWh, using Saft’s Intensium Shift+ lithium-ion containers, with commissioning of stage two planned for 2028. Saft, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies and…
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Fees could take effect under emergency authority before public comments are due. The Moore Administration announced yesterday that it plans to use Maryland’s Strategic Energy Investment Fund to cut in half the cost of registering electric vehicle chargers with the state’s Weights and Measures program. SEIF is funded by Maryland utilities, therefore ratepayers, and…
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The world’s largest purely electric container ship has officially begun commercial operations in China. China’s state news agency Xinhua reported last week that the Ning Yuan Dian Kun, built by Jiangxi Jiangxin Shipbuilding, began commercial operations with an inaugural run between the Ningbo-Zhoushan and Jiaxing ports in China’s eastern Zhejiang Province. The 10,000-tonne-class container…
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Join Jonathan Peters of Intertek and Dr. Cécile Pera of Orovel Ltd for a focused webinar which will take place on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 · 4:00 p.m. London (GMT +1:00) and explore the next generation of electric drive unit technology. The session examines how manufacturers are packing more functionality into ever-smaller propulsion systems, moving from…
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“PRICES INCLUDE SALES TAX” Roadtrip Lessons If you want to learn the truth in the world, you’ve got to get out in it. We’ve just returned from a 4,200 mile EV roadtrip through the south eastern United States where we stopped at 130 charging stations. There is no greater touchstone for ground truth in…
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The Q4 e-tron is currently the German brands smallest and most affordable EV in their 4 car lineup, sitting beneath the larger Q6 and Q8 e-tron SUVs, and well below the lofty price tag of an e-tron GT. However, you wouldn’t call the mid-size SUV small, as it measures only slightly smaller than a…
Continue readingJoin Jonathan Peters of Intertek and Dr. Cécile Pera of Orovel Ltd for a focused webinar which will take place on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 · 4:00 p.m. London (GMT +1:00) and explore the next generation of electric drive unit technology. The session examines how manufacturers are packing more functionality into ever-smaller propulsion systems, moving from…
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