Tesla Model 3 Wins A Targa Rally For The First Time
Tesla stole the show at a Targa Rally in Australia over the weekend.
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Melbourne Airport Building Largest Behind-The-Meter Solar Power Plant In Australia
Melbourne Airport is nearing completion of a 12.4 MW facility that will be the largest behind-the-meter solar installation in Australia when it comes online in January.
Tesla Owner Shares His Contactless Model 3 Delivery Experience
A popular Tesla owner on Twitter, Nash, aka Tesla in the Gong, has shared his experience with Tesla’s contactless and touchless delivery. He placed his order in April of this year for a Model 3. For a hot minute there, it looked like he wouldn’t get his Model 3 until late September due to the coronavirus-related factory shutdown.
Tesla’s Lithium & Nickel Sourcing — Australia? Bolivia? China?
Following some of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s comments regarding battery production during the quarterly Tesla conference call for shareholders last week, I decided to have two long conversations with Howard Klein and Rodney Hooper of RK Equity about the EV battery production and mining industries.
World’s Largest Hybrid Timber Tower Will Be Built In Sydney
The world’s largest timber hybrid tower is going to be built in Sydney, Australia. This hybrid timber tower is made with a technique known as Mass Timber Construction (MTC) and involves a steel exoskeleton that supports the entire structure. According to BVN, this tower is “is one of the most hopeful technologies in moving the construction industry toward real solutions to the global climate crisis.”
Tesla Chair Robyn Denholm On Australia’s Electric Vehicle Future (Video)
The US is far from the only country that has backwards-looking policies in regard to electric vehicles. Robyn Denholm, who became the Chair of Tesla’s board in 2018 after the SEC forced Elon Musk to relinquish the position, recently expressed disappointment about the politics of EVs in her native Australia.
New South Wales To Add Second Renewable Energy Zone
Just a month after announcing its first renewable energy zone, the government of New South Wales is proposing to add a second REZ in the northern part of the state.
Fossil Fuel Companies Are Losing Value Globally
The Australia Institute recently published a paper detailing how fossil fuels are the worst-performing sector on the ASX 300 and have been for the past decade.
Amazon Greening German Cities, Volkswagen Reforesting Australia
Amazon, based in the United States, recently committed to greening German cities — as in, planting a lot of trees and bushes there. Now, Volkswagen, based in Germany, is reforesting Australia. Passing it along, you might say? (We may ask now, what is Atlassian doing for the United States to green it?)
City Of Sydney Goes 100% Renewable
Sydney, the largest city in Australia, has signed a power purchase agreement that allows it to source all of its electricity from renewables.
