NSW Unveils EV + Charging Incentives
The NSW Government has announced a second round of “Kick-start” funding offering businesses financial incentives to help purchase up to 15 electric vehicles – from passenger vehicles up to 23-tonne GVM trucks – as well as smart charging ports.
First Multi-User Truck Charging Hub Opens
Zenobē, a global leader in fleet electrification and battery storage solutions, today opened Australia’s first off-site electric truck charging hub, located in Mascot, Sydney. The hub is a landmark project in Australia’s transition to zero-emission transport.
JET Charge Finalise IKEA Charging Rollout
JET Charge has completed one of Australia’s biggest electric delivery vehicle charging projects in partnership with IKEA Australia, installing 59 chargers across seven locations across the country.
CMV Appoint Manager To Drive EV Uptake
CMV Truck & Bus has appointed Joe Di Santo as Market Development Manager for Emerging Technologies & Alternative Fuels.
EOI Called For Australian-First ADAS Trial
Transport for NSW has called for Expressions of Interest (EOIs) in an Australian-first initiative designed to accelerate safer and more sustainable ways to travel.
$12.3m For First Shared Truck Charging Hub
Melbourne’s freight routes will soon have access to a dedicated electric truck charging hub thanks to an Australian-first project supported by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.
Research Collaboration Funding Open
You have likely heard about Cooperative Research Centres grants for long-term industry led collaborations like i-move and the Future Freight partnerships, but there are other, shorter-term funding options available to HVIA members as well.
Toll-Woolworths In Sustainability Partnership
Toll Group will add a Volvo FM battery electric prime mover at Woolworth subsidiary Primary Connect’s new Moorebank Distribution Centre in NSW in October, marking the beginning of heavy electric vehicle deployment in the state, with additional units to follow.
FMD Takes On Foton EV brand In VIC + SA
Foton Mobility Distribution has announced a significant strategic shift for the Foton EV truck brand in Victoria and South Australia.
Future Freight Hubs Tour Returns
Following two highly successful electric truck drive days, the Mov3ment and Queensland Transport and Logistics Council Future Freight Hubs program is shifting gears to explore what happens after the vehicle is purchased – the depot.
HVIA Celebrate Wins In VIC Freight Plan
The new Victorian Freight Plan puts trucking front and centre with several initiatives aimed at strengthening the sector, and offering decarbonisation opportunities for HVIA members and their customers.
Call For Strategy To Support Shift To EVs
The successful adoption of electric and alternative energy vehicle infrastructure requires a coordinated and holistic workforce strategy that recognises the complex, multidisciplinary nature of the shift, according to HVIA.