Australia

Volvo's lineup of electric trucks. Photo courtesy Volvo.

ARENA Funds Electric Truck Take-Up in Australia

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is actively supporting the transition of heavy-duty trucks from diesel to electric in Australia. Great news — after all, diesel starts with DIE. One hundred million Aussie dollars is on the table. That’s 62 million USD at today’s exchange rate. I reached out to … [continued]

More Electric Buses for Australia

Despite stagnant electric car sales, the influx of electric buses remains unabated in Australia. Let’s start with EV market leader BYD. In Australia and around the world, BYD is on a roll. The company has delivered 74,000 electric buses around the globe. Rapid technology advancements, which lead to greater driver … [continued]

ChatGPT generated panoramic image of a battery farm with the atomic symbols of critical minerals floating above it

Critical Minerals Are A Gold Rush The West Lost Sight Of

Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with Gavin Mudd, director of the centre for critical minerals intelligence with the British Geological Survey. He’s been doing leading research with global collaborators on how much of what resources we can actually get at. Below is the first half of our … [continued]

ChatGPT generated panoramic image of a courtroom with the defendant labeled "H2" dripping green paint

Canadians Can Cripple Hydrogen Greenwashing, But What About EU, USA, & Oz?

Recently I took a stroll through the implications of Canada’s anti-greenwashing improvements delivered through the truth in advertising provisions of Bill C-59. Originally, it merely caused all oil and gas firms and their lobbying and propaganda groups to magically disappear their entire social media presence and large parts of their … [continued]