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Wednesday, June 26

Federal regulations key to jumpstarting SA electric car-making

An electric vehicle designer says the Federal Government should emulate regulations that support luxury car companies in Britain if it wants to jump-start the manufacturing industry in South Australia.

Electric vehicles to recharge Adelaide manufacturing

An Australian company will today sign a deal to begin assembling electric vehicles in Adelaide.

Simon Hackett with his Model X Tesla towing his electric plane. Photo: supplied

Embrace the electric vehicle revolution: Hackett

With the federal election imminent, an Adelaide technology entrepreneur calls for political leadership in getting behind the wheel of a global transport revolution.

Electric vehicle sales on the rise in South Australia

The number of electric cars sold in SA has jumped significantly to all-but match the ACT as the nation’s leading jurisdiction for per capita sales of the vehicles.

Australia's 'electric car revolution' won't happen automatically

Despite persistent buzz, the falling cost of electric cars isn’t enough to guarantee sales in Australia, argue Graciela Metternicht and Gail Broadbent.

'Driverless cars... the electric battery to power the world'

Generating and storing energy in electric cars, buildings and even home appliances is the most promising solution to the world’s power problems, English futurist Richard Watson argues.