Is the best way to beat congestion to tax it?
Congestion taxes are a controversial way to bust congestion in cities. One engineer explains the idea and debates the merits ...
Tag: electric vehicle
New battery cracks the ‘range anxiety’ problem of electric cars
Engineers have developed a battery that provides enough charge in just 10 minutes to drive an electric vehicle from Sydney ...
When can we expect autonomous taxis to take over our roads?
Give or take a year or two, 2022 should be the year that autonomous vehicle (AV) taxis become sufficiently functional ...
Can Australia capitalise on the global shift towards electric vehicles?
The automotive industry is undergoing unprecedented change as the world shifts from the internal combustion engine to an electrified future. ...
Electric cars could offer more than just transport – like serving as easy energy storage
Electric cars hold the potential to not only form the future of transport — they could also play their part ...
Tritium is bringing fast, easy electric vehicle charging technology to a highway near you
Three former engineering students have built a global business manufacturing electric vehicle chargers in their home town of Brisbane.
This engineering startup is making waves with a flying electric watercraft
Fumes and roaring engines have led to jet skis being banished from many waterways. A Western Australian company has developed ...
Engineers take a data-based look at Victoria’s future energy needs
The rise of rooftop solar and battery storage combined with emerging technologies like electric vehicles and ever-evolving smart devices makes ...
Electric flight could take off for short-haul flights by 2022
Long-haul electric flights are still a fair way off, but companies are setting their sights on electrifying shorter air routes.
Australia’s first electric motorcycle company is ready to hit the road
At the age of six, Dennis Savic was drawing motor engines while his friends were drawing their pet cats. Now ...
