More and more Australian Fleet managers are looking towards Electric Vehicles as their next replacement Fleet cars

As more and more companies and government organizations begin to adopt electric vehicles into their fleets, we will see the challenges arise with the transition from petrol to electric. The ability of the fleet manager to have a simple, easy to manage and scalable fleet EV charging solution will become the make or break part of the success (or failure) of larger fleet adoption across Australia. 

Expect to see many more Renault ZOE and Renault Kangoo EV's at a charging station near you

Renault Australia released their highly anticipated ZOE and Kangoo ZE into the commercial market this year, opening up one of the world’s most popular EV’s to government and business purchases to announce it’s soft launch into the Australian market.

In 2018 the all-new Nissan Leaf will be charging up at an EV Charger near your home or at work. Will the Nissan Leaf successfully fend off competition from mid-range rivals Hyundai Ioniq & Tesla Model 3?

Last month at an event in Tokyo, Nissan finally showed the world it's much anticipated follow up to the original smash hit Nissan Leaf. Rather than go after the Tesla Model 3 Market, the Nissan Leaf is instead going after the entire compact car market with its bigger, stronger and more powerful offering. The second generation Nissan Leaf has been upgraded in every way, including a larger battery pack and more powerful electric motor allowing the Nissan Leaf to offer greater performance and range than the older Nissan Leaf.

Jaguar Australia confirms the I-Pace Electric Vehicle headed down under in late 2018

In exciting news for the Australian Automotive Market, last week Jaguar Australia announced that the highly anticipated Tesla Model X challenger the Jaguar I-Pace EV will be headed down under by October 2018.

Following hot on the heels of the Hyundai Ioniq EV and PHEV, Hyundai Australia look set to take the Australian Electric vehicle market by storm with the release of the highly anticipated Hyundai Kona EV. 

This will be the first real word compact all-electric SUV to hit the market with the excitement matched by the price tag and range. 

Adelaide to become the Electric Vehicle Manufacture and Charging Hub of Australia?

Just last week we saw national headlines made as the U.K Billionaire Sanjeev Gupta, who saved the Whyalla steelworks from the abyss, announced an interest in purchasing some of the assets of the former Holden Manufacturing plant in Adelaide.  

If the deal were to proceed, Mr. Gupta’s company GFG Alliance would look to manufacture electric vehicles in the Adelaide Manufacturing plant, which would represent a boon for local jobs and for the Australian electric vehicle industry as a whole.

Do we need to worry about EV Charging crashing the Australian Power Grid?

Electric Vehicles (EVs) provide consumers and society the opportunity to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions whilst at the same time providing some valuable cost savings opportunities. EV’s don’t produce the same amount of emissions as a regular petrol-powered internal combustion engine vehicle, and will naturally become greener as more and more renewable energy is added to the grid. 

Two questions to determine which EV Charger to install at your Home

Which is the best Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging station for me to install at my house? This is a question we get asked on a daily basis by new EV drivers or those considering the swap to an EV. Given the interest in EV’s being generated by existing models such a the Tesla Model S, BMW i3, Nissan Leaf as well as future models such as the Tesla Model 3, Hyundai Ioniq and Renault ZOE we thought the team at EVSE Australia could break down things to the most simplistic level to the two key questions:

The Hyundai Ioniq Electric (BEV) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) will change the game

In 2018, Hyundai Australia is looking to give the mass market electric vehicle segment a real shake-up by introducing the new Hyundai Ioniq regular petrol hybrid, plug in hybrid (PHEV) and fully electric (BEV) models across Australia. The introduction of affordable "real world" electric vehicles such as the Hyundai Ioniq which combines good pricing and range, was a key factor we identified to push electric vehicle adoption in Australia.

Interestingly, Hyundai Australia wants to bring all three of the versions of the Hyundai Ioniq, something the Australian market has not seen to date, giving Hyundai Ioniq a strong foothold in the green electric vehicle space. “We want all three, because we think we have a unique proposition in terms of setup, with three completely different experiences and drivetrains, in a conventional — in a positive, not a boring way — setup, not a science experiment,” said HMCA chief operating officer Scott Grant this week.

Adelaide Airport now offering EV Charging with four Keba EV Charging Stations

In our last blog, we spoke about public EV charging stations being one of the three key requirements to support the uptake of Electric vehicles in Australia.

Last week Adelaide Airport made history by becoming the first airport in Australia to allow open access free public electric vehicle charging for all customers.