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JET Charge raises AUD72M to step up Australasia’s transition to electric vehicles (EV)
2019 in review
It’s been a bumper year for the e-mobility space. January looks like a distant memory behind the swathe of new models, record-breaking investments, and fresh technology on the EV radar. There’s so much going on every month that it can be hard to keep track! So today we’re revisiting the highlights to see how far we’ve come in 2019.
Where are Australia’s fuel efficiency standards?
Few motorists could be expected to reliably describe the cocktail of chemicals spilling out of their exhausts every day. Could you name more than just carbon dioxide? But what about the rules behind those emissions, or the fuel efficiency of the vehicle? Australia at least has rules in place for that... right?
The titans of combustion are going electric
The biggest engines, the most iconic brands. We’re looking at the heavyweights of the automotive industry known for their petrol pedigree — and the ways they’re all moving toward electrification.
Electrified mining expands
BHP are extending their electric Land Cruiser trial to WA iron ore and nickel mines. Read about the advantages of leaving diesel behind here on the JET Charge blog.
Model X rated by Euro safety program — still nothing from ANCAP
The Tesla Model X dropped in Australia in 2016 with Tesla’s already strong safety record to back it up. By 2017, the US Model X became the first SUV to achieve a 5 star rating on every category of the NHTSA’s safety testing. But from Australia’s own ANCAP safety program there was nothing. For years, neither ANCAP nor their European counterparts at Euro NCAP had tested the Model X — until this week.
Audi’s first animated EV
Hyped for Will Smith’s latest comedy caper ‘Spies in Disguise’? Yeah, we weren’t either. But strangely enough it’s where you’ll have to turn for a look at Audi’s latest all-electric sports concept — and their first animated one.
Battery prices are down and falling | Bloomberg report
Bloomberg are back at it with the 2019 Battery Price Survey and they’ve found what we all expected: EV batteries are getting cheaper every year and will continue to do so over the 2020s. Check out the reasons, the tech, and the implications on JET Charge Journal.
Cybertruck safety concerns from ANCAP
ANCAP boss Jame Goodwin has voiced concerns over the Tesla Cybertruck’s safety credentials. A bulletproof steel body isn’t worth much if it can’t get past Aussie regulators.