Alliance Helps Fleets Make EV Leap
An alliance of industry associations and experts representing fleets, truck and equipment suppliers, freight customers, insurers and charging experts has joined forces to launch a new initiative called FLEETLEAP.
Wickham Leads Charge With Electric Trailer
Wickham Freight Lines has become the first business in Australia to purchase a Sunswap Endurance fully battery-electric, solar-charged refrigerated trailer unit that promises to transform cold chain logistics across the nation.
IAA Showcases ‘Software Defined Vehicles’
‘Software Defined Vehicles’ emerged as key industry theme at IAA Transportation in Hannover.
HVIA Backs Practical Safeguard Mechanism
HVIA has shared broader industry concerns about proposals to expand the Federal Government’s Safeguard Mechanism, warning that climate policy must support investment in Australian manufacturing and industrial capability rather than inadvertently accelerating its decline.
Forum Explores Hume Electrification
Regional Development Australia Murray will host a forum in Wodonga on August 13 titled ‘Electrification of the Hume Highway’, which will explore the infrastructure, technology and industry transformation driving the electrification of one of the nation’s most critical supply chain corridors.
Cahill Transport Leads VIC BEV Trial
Cahill Transport has been named as the first participant in the Victorian Electric Heavy Vehicle Trial.
Unilever Signs On To Electrify Road Freight
Electric road freight company New Energy Transport (NET) has taken delivery its first Volvo electric truck and signed leading global consumer goods company Unilever as a foundation customer.
Volvo Builds First Oz-Made Electric Trucks
Volvo Group Australia has today rolled the first Australian-made electric trucks off its production line in Wacol, Queensland. These are the first electric trucks manufactured in Australia by an OEM, and a milestone for the nation’s manufacturing capability, workforce and […]
Woolworths Drives Electric Truck Rollout
Zenobē and Woolworths have announced a landmark deal to lease 148 electric trucks marking Australia’s largest electric truck fleet rollouts and a major milestone in the commercial maturity of zero-emission freight transport.
Zenobē Raises $400m To Accelerate ANZ Zero Emission Transport
Zenobē, a leading fleet electrification and battery storage specialist, has today announced it has closed a landmark $400 millionfinancing platform designed to accelerate the transition to zero-emission transport across Australia and New Zealand.
Pioneering Vision Becomes A Reality
Last week, electric heavy vehicle infrastructure pioneer NewVolt hosted more than 80 people on the site of what is set to become Australia’s first open-access battery electric truck charging hub – the first of three in Melbourne.
Funding Electrifies NET Deployment
Electric road freight company New Energy Transport has secured funding to fast-track the electrification of Australian road freight with its first electric trucks expected to be operational before the end of 2026.