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Grid up! Regulation rewrite boosts bi-directional charging in Australia to enable V2G, V2H

EV Central

Vehicle-to-home and vehicle-to-grid charging using electric vehicles as battery storage is set to finally get rolling in Australia. The crucial change is a rewriting of the Australian Standards relating to inverters, including the bi-directional chargers that enable V2H and V2G charging. and AS4777.2 and AS4777.2 and AS4777.2

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AECOM study finds EV adoption in Victoria can offer significant economic benefits by late 2020s; PHEVs initially lead uptake

Green Car Congress

According to a recently published report commissioned by the Victoria (Australia) Department of Transport from AECOM, electric vehicle (EV) technology offers the state of Victoria potentially significant economic benefits by the late 2020s. Level 1 charging only requires a standard power. vehicle types (ICEs, EVs, PHEVs and HEVs).

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Study Finds EVs Economically and Financially Viable in New South Wales, Australia Market Today

Green Car Congress

An AECOM-led study of plug-in electric vehicle economics for the New South Wales, Australia government concluded that electric vehicles are economically and financially viable in the NSW market today. The total cost of ownership includes the vehicle price, annual fuel and maintenance costs and insurance. Source: AECOM. Click to enlarge.

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[Press Release] The compelling case for EV incentives

Drive Electric

Press release 13 December 2023 New research shows the new Government’s policy to remove the Clean Car Discount (CCD) and weaken the Clean Car Standard could mean between 100,000 and 350,000 fewer electric cars on New Zealand roads by 2030, and increasing emissions by between 900 and 3,000 kilotonnes. This is essential work.

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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. I cannot underestimate the difficulty in developing this standard. Tesla: A potential winner under NVES.

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

Drive Electric

International evidence demonstrates that a Clean Vehicle Standard and Clean Vehicle Discount, including the feebate mechanism, should rapidly accelerate the uptake of zero emissions vehicles in New Zealand. New Zealand should use Europe, not Australia, as the source of homologation vehicle standards in this Bill.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

All the new electric cars, electric SUVs and electric utes arriving in Australia in 2021, 2022 and 2023. READ MORE: Every new electric car coming to Australia in 2022. Abarth Nuova 500e – high-performance version of the electric Fiat 500 promises pocket rocket thrills, and it’s due in Australia late in 2023.