Canberra Wants to Tax Electric Cars
Kicking your gasoline addiction is easier than ever in 2023, because electric cars are becoming increasingly common. They’re not cheap, dinky golf carts, either. Whether you’re looking for a high-performance sedan, a luxury car, or a humble crossover, there’s a good chance you can find...
The ACT Chief Minister was launching the Canberra International Electric Vehicle Festival yesterday, an event that has grown steadily in the three years since its inception, and now includes about 20 examples of the types of electronic cars that will soon be available in Australia. The owner of ...
The cars will arrive in Australia by the middle of 2012 for the first customers in Canberra, with general sales due to commence later in the year. Customers will buy the Fluence Z.E. from Renault and sign up for a Better Place membership package that is tailored for their driving needs....
Evan Thornley, CEO of Better Place Australia, said that Lend Lease Ventures’ investment is another in a growing list of endorsements of the Better Place model for an electric vehicle future. “The backing of a strategic investor of the calibre of Lend Lease Ventures, our Canberra deployment pa...
After winning the “Car of the Year 2012” award, the Vauxhall/Opel Ampera has now also won the 13th International Monte Carlo Rally for electric and alternative propulsion cars. Four Amperas ranked among the top 10 vehicles. The French duo Bernard Darniche and Joseph Lambert managed to beat...
“We aim to start construction on our charge spots and battery swap stations in 2011 and start supporting customers in 2012” said Mr Thornley. “From Canberra we will then begin to roll out across the whole country.” Better Place will work closely with ActewAGL to plan the infrastructure ...