Battery blues

Electric vehicles are slowly becoming more common on the nation’s roads, but ideologically appealing developments can easily produce more intractable problems than the technologies they replace.

Electric boogaloo

Australia has lagged behind other developed nations in transitioning from fossil fuels in energy and transport, but after a very slow start, electric vehicle sales and infrastructure are beginning to take off.

Questions remain over electric vehicles

The current excitement over electric vehicles looks like a classic case of putting the cart in front of the horse, and when there’s much excitement about the destination without knowing how to get there, it’s easy to end up on the wrong track.

Meet the electric Kombi

Southern Cross University has unveiled one of Australia’s most ambitious electric vehicle prototypes – a long-range converted Volkswagen Kombi.