Electrify it now! how…
2026 is a watershed year in the energy system, in so many ways… One of the more obvious, you literally see it on the streets, is the shift EV mass market take up to be the new normal. Besides Australia’s…
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Electrify your car, bike, scooter
One member’s experience in driving an electric vehicle
In response to the last ECAM newsletter, following are some comments on experience gathered over more than a decade in running an electric vehicle. Howard in Maroondah Libby and I first experienced driving an electric vehicle (EV) a long time…
In electric vehicle markets this week
In the same week two Chinese automakers launched their EVs in Australia, Bloomberg has written on the strife the German car giants are in, both in China and the rest of the world. Zeekr, a premium EV car maker, and…
Transport RoadMap consultation
Transport and Infrastructure Net Zero Roadmap and Action Plan As a part of its action to support emissions targets for 43% on 2005 levels by 2030 and net zero by 2050,the government is developing six sectoral plans. The Department of Climate Change, Energy,…
Abundant energy to be comfortable and active
Solar, wind and environment energy is abundant around us, so why not use that abundant energy to be comfortable and active? Abundant energy is cheap Solar energy falls (free) upon all of us, on our homes and our gardens. Rooftop…
In a future, maybe not so far away…
…test drive of a petrol car This satirical article was written in 2015 with an opposite perspective on “EV myths” Having heard so much good about petrol cars, we decided to test drive one. They are said to combine cheap…