CleanTechnica readers were among the first to be told about the prospect of electric semi-truck trailers to be built at the Volvo plant in Wacol, near Brisbane, Queensland. Volvo Group Australia has just announced that the first units have rolled off its production line in Wacol. “These are the first … [continued]
Tilting at windmills is an English language idiom that means “attacking imaginary enemies.” It’s a famous line from the book Don Quixote. I recently caught up with Tom Sjolund of Volvo EX30 fame. You can read about his EV adventures here. He has more travelling adventures planned for his Volvo, … [continued]
Recently, CleanTechnica published an update on Australia’s progress in transitioning to a grid fully powered by renewables. Batteries are an integral part of that to store and time shift Australia’s abundant solar resources. Here are some more good news stories from Down Under. Despite attempts by the newly elected conservative … [continued]
Late in 2024, Queensland citizens voted out the left-leaning Labour state government and voted in the more conservative Liberal National Party. Electric vehicle purchases by government agencies have been affected. From the official website: “The QFleet Vehicle Emissions Reduction Strategy 2025-2030 (ER Strategy) was introduced on 10 March 2025, replacing … [continued]
The trials are over and more green buses are on order for Australia! We’ll look at the progress in three states — South Australia, New South Wales, and Queensland. Then, we’ll look at the newest offerings from bus companies. With the majority of electricity produced in the state of South … [continued]
In Queensland, Australia, Energex has partnered with Origin to trial community batteries in Ipswich, near where my daughter lives. We took a drive to find them. On the first try, we were able to locate and photograph one of the pole mounted community batteries. “Energex is connecting up to 30 … [continued]
We all know the story about Norway and the massive government incentives to increase the uptake of electric vehicles in that country. We now see the start of a trade war between China and the west over China’s exports of subsidised EVs. The USA is talking about higher and higher … [continued]
As I sit at my computer tapping out this article, the sun is shining in beautiful Brisbane, capital of Queensland, Australia. We are moving into summer and the sun is up long before I am. When I awake, the house battery is filling up and charging the car. Soon, the … [continued]
Queensland is known in Australia as the Sunshine State, and rightly so. At this time, on a Sunday afternoon, the state is producing about 50% of its electricity from sunshine — pure yellow stuff. Where it has fallen down in the renewable transition is the use of its vast land … [continued]
Energex has released the results of its latest Queensland Household Energy Survey, including an “Electric Vehicles” section. Although we are cautioned that a higher percentage of households that are amenable to renewable energy and the electrification of transport take part in the survey, the results are still somewhat encouraging. Some … [continued]
