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JET Charge raises AUD72M to step up Australasia’s transition to electric vehicles (EV)

Should you leave your EV plugged in while isolating?
It’s an uncertain time and many EV owners aren’t driving as much as they usually would. We’ve collected the most important information on when, how, and if you should charge while isolating at home.

Factories closing — is anyone still making EVs?
Around the globe we’re seeing industries - including auto manufacturing - grind to a screeching halt as COVID-19 spreads. But not everywhere. Today on the JET Charge journal we’re looking at the closures, the future of transport, and the countries that are hanging in there to keep pumping out EVs.

Model Y: What’s the difference?
Even the most observant EV nerds might pass the Model Y on the street and not realise. Is it just a beefier Model 3? Can it stand up to the heavy competition in the EV crossover space?

EVs getting much cheaper for UK companies – why not Australia?
Another budget, another incentive for British EV buyers. What is benefit in kind? Who stands to gain from this change? And why is Australia still punishing EVs?

A wacky intro to the electric Fiat 500
The new Fiat 500 is 100% electric and 100% Italian. We’ve watched the presentation so you don’t have to and laid out all the biggest moments from pebble keys to melodic driving noises.

Electric tractors on the horizon
It’s early days for every industry, but agriculture is definitely lagging in the shift to electrification. But all is not lost on the farm. John Deere, Kubota and others are working to bring the future to the field.

New battery chemistry rumoured for Chinese Model 3 — a cobalt killer?
Tesla is in talks with Chinese battery-maker CATL to use lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in their Shanghai-made EVs, Reuters reports. But what is LFP? Are we finally looking at a cobalt free, affordable future for EV batteries?

The days of the electric compliance car are almost over
‘Compliance cars’ are vehicles sold reluctantly — often in limited locations, numbers, and at a loss — by automakers for the sole purpose of meeting quotas to secure a place for their profitable, high emission models. We’re looking at what they are, where they came from, and why they’re doomed to die.