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It’s a green light for electric vehicles! Aussie CO2 standard tough on Toyota, SUVs and utes

EV Central

After years of waiting Australia will have a CO2 emissions standard by January 1 2025 officially encouraging the purchase of electric vehicles if an ambitious Albanese Labor government timetable comes to pass. Vehicles that exceed the limit would be fined $100 per gram per example sold. Tesla: A potential winner under NVES.

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Nissan: we will comply with 2035 Aussie ICE ban

EV Central

If Australia does legislate an internal combustion engine ban in 2035 Nissan says it will be ready to comply. The Japanese brand has been an EV pathfinder in Australia, introducing the Leaf battery electric vehicle in 2012. On-sale in Japan since late 2021, an arrival in Australia in 2023 isn’t even confirmed.

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LDV eT60 confirmed as first electric ute for Oz as Chinese brand announces EV triple-play

EV Central

The LDV eT60 will become the first electric ute on sale in Australia when it arrives in dealerships in November as part of three-pronged EV attack from the Chinese brand. It’s brand transformational in terms of elevating our status,” says Dinesh Chinnappa, General Manager of LDV Australia. LDV eT60 likely to cost upwards of $80,000.

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Driven: Alfa Romeo Tonale Plug-in Hybrid Q4

EV Central

The brand, these days part of the multi-national auto-industry giant Stellantis, claims no-one else in the business will complete the transition so quickly. First deliveries of Tonale PHEV will reach European markets very early next year, but it won’t reach Australia until the fourth quarter of 2023. Consumption is 1.1

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CRC Releases Summary of Status of 8 Projects Investigating Effects of Mid-Level Ethanol Blends on Non-FFV Highway Vehicles

Green Car Congress

Testing is due to be complete next year, prompting the auto, oil and outdoor power equipment industries to urge the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to delay action on its proposal to allow higher levels of ethanol in gasoline until that testing is done. Earlier post.) Base engine durability (CRC CM-136-09).

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

In fact, an EV in the New Zealand fleet emits 83% fewer greenhouse gases than a comparable ICEV during its time on the road. With 8 million tons, Chile has the world’s largest known lithium reserves, followed by Australia (2.7 In fact, 87% of the world’s lithium comes from the sea and involves a lengthy evaporation process to obtain.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

In fact, an EV in the New Zealand fleet emits 83% fewer greenhouse gases than a comparable ICEV during its lifetime. With 8 million tons, Chile has the world’s largest known lithium reserves, followed by Australia (2.7 In fact, 87% of the world’s lithium comes from the sea and involves a lengthy evaporation process to obtain.