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

Vertical take-off hasn’t stuck the landing, yet
In 2016, Uber released a whitepaper outlining their ambition to bring electric VTOLs to market as "on-demand air transportation" to complement their rideshare fleet. But now it’s gone, and recent news of a $1B deal between Archer and United Airlines might also not be a sure thing.

Toyota’s Olympic Fleet Won’t Go to Waste
3700 electrified vehicles for a full-scale Olympic Games. Perhaps not anymore, but the cars still need to be used, and Toyota have a plan to put their Olympic fleet to use.

Are Rivian just another startup?
How do we separate the wheat from the chaff in the ever-growing field of EV startups? Is there room on the Nasdaq for a second Tesla? If several billion dollars and a contract for 100,000 Amazon vans aren’t enough, then maybe nothing is.

What’s next for hydrogen?
After a decade of discussion, two hydrogen cars are set to arrive in Australia next year from Toyota and Hyundai. But is it too little, too late for the fuel cell EV? Not quite, but it might not be passenger cars that save hydrogen from electric redundancy.

Do EVs need a “unique” name?
Why do all the electric cars have such wacky names? Have Tesla poisoned the well, or was it inevitable that all cars would eventually be called ‘5’, ‘e’, ‘ID.3’, ‘EQC’, etc.? Let’s look at the history, the marketing, and the exceptions that prove the rule.

Will the Nissan Ariya make 610 kms?
The newly unveiled Ariya crossover EV is set to make a significant splash if Nissan’s 610 km range estimate holds up. But will it? We discuss the way this number was calculated, why it’s not the same as other WLTP estimates, and whether that matters for Nissan’s next big EV.

Cycling towards a zero-emission, low noise CBD
Electric cars aren’t the only zero-emission, low noise answer to personal transport. COVID lockdowns have brought cycle paths back to the forefront of the movement to de-pollute and de-congest Australian cities.

JET Charge completes Series A fundraise
The tireless team at JET Charge have successfully completed our Series A capital raise: a $4.5M round led by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation!
We're known for our globally leading approach to EV charging installation and distribution, and now we're setting out to change the way people think about charging.