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Mitsubishi Oz eyes i-MiEV minicab electric van

Submitted by dgjones on Fri, 25/11/2011 - 14:45

A TINY Mitsubishi all-electric delivery van is set to do for commercial vehicles what the pioneering i-MiEV city runabout did for passenger cars.

Revealed in Japan ahead of its showroom rollout there next month, the Mitsubishi Minicab-MiEV is also a chance for Australia, where it would be aimed at the big-city delivery vehicle market from about 2013.

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Holden goes public with 2012 Volt

Submitted by dgjones on Fri, 18/11/2011 - 08:55

Plug-in Volt hits the road as Holden rips camouflage from range-extender trial cars

HOLDEN has started a one-year countdown to the launch of Australia’s first range-extender electric car, the Volt, by pulling the wraps off the first of three evaluation cars that are set to criss-cross the country to give the company a handle on the pioneering plug-in technology in Australian conditions.

Full article at http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/74B86696A70F629BCA2579...

 

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EV shift: our energy grid can cope (2 Nov 2011)

Submitted by Bill on Wed, 02/11/2011 - 18:56

Sophie Vorrath  (Writing in "Climate Spectator" 2/11/11)

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Blade has stepped things up! 240km range,how good is that!

Submitted by Bill on Tue, 16/11/2010 - 22:59

COMING SOON:  ALL NEW BLADE RUNNER   http://bev.com.au/

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Electric cars only way to zero-emissions driving

Submitted by dgjones on Fri, 22/10/2010 - 09:02

The Canberra Times, Wednesday 20 October 2010

Article by Alan Finkel, CTO Better Place Australia and Andrew Simpson, Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute.

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Victorian EV Trial

Submitted by Bill on Wed, 06/10/2010 - 22:11

ELECTRIC VEHICLES HIT VICTORIAN STREETS FOR UNIQUE TRIAL

From the Premier, Wednesday, 06 October 2010

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Nissan LEAF at 2010 Sydney Motor Show (16-24 Oct)

Submitted by Bill on Tue, 05/10/2010 - 12:07

 

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ELECTRIC VEHICLE ADDED TO (SYDNEY) CITY FLEET

Submitted by Bill on Sat, 11/09/2010 - 00:39

ELECTRIC VEHICLE ADDED TO CITY FLEET

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Blade Electric Vehicles receives DOTARS approval to make 100 vehicles per year

Submitted by dgjones on Tue, 03/08/2010 - 09:17

February 12th, 2010

Following a successful crash test last year, BEV has received official approval from the Department of Transport Administrator of Vehicle Standards to produce up to 100 electric vehicles per year. This builds on BEV’s status as a licensed low volume (second stage) manufacturer of motor vehicles.

Link to orginal web item: http://bev.com.au/2010/02/blade-electric-vehicles-receives-dotars-approv...

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Australia’s first street legal Tesla Roadster hits the road

Submitted by dgjones on Sat, 31/07/2010 - 12:26

From www.impress.com.au, 30 July 2010

After four years of waiting, electric car enthusiast Simon Hackett is at last commuting to and from work behind the wheel of Australia’s first road-registered fully-electric sports car, the Tesla Roadster.

Last week, electric vehicle innovator Tesla Motors delivered to him Australia’s first road-legal right-hand-drive Tesla Roadster Sport.

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