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A total of
403 new electric vehicle fast charging stations are set to be rolled out across Australia, the Federal Government has announced.
The facilities will be built across eight geographic regions, in every capital city as well as Geelong, Newcastle, Wollongong and the Sunshine Coast. Each station will be capable of charging at least two vehicles simultaneously at a rate of 50kW or higher.
Funded via the national Future Fuels Fund, $25 million worth of construction contracts have been allocated to five private firms: Evie Networks, Ampol, Engie, Chargefox, and Electric Highways Tasmania.
Evie Networks will build 158 charging stations across all eight regions at a cost of $8.85 million, petroleum-giant Ampol (previously branded Caltex) will build 121 stations across four regions at a cost of $7.05 million, Engie will build 103 stations across four regions at a cost of $6.85 million, Chargefox will build 16 stations across two regions at a cost of $1.4 million
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Emergency services are working to extinguish flames at the 300-megawatt (450MWh) Tesla battery reserve near Geelong – though the exact cause of the incident is so far unclear.
“[We are] currently responding to a battery fire on Geelong-Ballan Road and Atkinsons Road in Moorabool,” a spokesperson for Fire Rescue Victoria told
Drive.
“The 13-tonne lithium battery is located within a shipping container and fully involved. Crews are working to contain the fire and stop it spreading to nearby batteries.
“Residents and motorists will notice smoke in the area . There is currently no threat to the community … There have been no injuries as a result of the incident.”
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The 2021 BYD T3 electric van is now officially on sale in Australia, with the first deliveries promised by October this year.
A before on-road costs price of $34,950 is advertised nationally, however drive-away figures vary state to state due to differing tax codes and local incentives; in the ACT the vehicle starts from $35,855, in NSW the vehicle starts from $37,514, in Victoria the vehicle starts from $37,354, and in Queensland the vehicle starts from $36,237.
This comfortably unseats the MG ZS EV – which is also built in China, and starts from $44,990 drive-away – as Australia’s cheapest road-registrable electric vehicle on four wheels.