The latest Cold Hard Facts refrigerant report commissioned by Australia’s Department of the Environment and Energy has decried sales of new vehicles using R1234yf as “statistically irrelevant in 2018”. “Auto makers appear content to continue to supply models with older generations of refrigerants to any markets that permit HFCs, while making HFO charged models available … Continue reading Slow R1234yf uptake called out in Cold Hard Facts
Adelaide based start-up Zero Automotive has launched an electric-converted Toyota LandCruiser called the ZED 70, capable of up to 350km on a charge and primarily aimed at reducing diesel particulate emissions in underground mining applications. It is the third Australian LandCruiser EV conversion to be announced in two years, with VASA member GB Auto hitting … Continue reading Zero is Australia’s third LandCruiser EV conversion
Autonomous emergency braking (AEB) is now available on 60 per cent of Australia’s 100 top-selling light vehicles, according to crash-test authority ANCAP, with the inevitable repair and calibration of this and other sophisticated safety systems presenting a huge opportunity to VASA members. In September, around 40,000 new vehicles with AEB joined the Australian fleet, according … Continue reading AEB uptake could provide opportunity
Women working in the automotive sector are invited to express interest in a limited pool of scholarship funding that has to be allocated by the end of this year. The fee support opportunity has been provisioned by St.George, Women in Automotive and Toyota to provide women with a range of full and partial scholarships for … Continue reading St George, Women in Automotive & Toyota boost Women & Leadership scholarships
Redarc has launched a competition for trade customers as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations, to say thanks for their on-going support over the years. Up for grabs are five ‘Ultimate Installer’ prize packs each valued at $2,000, comprising products and services such as: BCDC1225D DC-DC Charger Fuse kit Tow-Pro Elite electric trailer brake controller … Continue reading Redarc’s ‘Ultimate Installer’ prize up for grabs
SuperCool Group, headed by VASA director Mark Mitchell, has launched a suite of products designed to improve standards and practices for the transport and storage of refrigerated food and pharmaceuticals. Through first-hand experience of challenges facing the global cold chain and knowledge gained from their longstanding relationship with Euroscan co-founder and former CEO Ron Quaedvlieg, … Continue reading VASA member SuperCool Group launches world-first cold chain temperature tracking tech
VASA Vice-President Brett Meads delivered a talk to the Australian Road Transport Suppliers Association (ARTSA) conference about the causes and prevention of heavy vehicle fires in Sydney on August 15. Brett’s presentation provided an overview of the changes in refrigerants used in automotive AC applications, including the environmental drivers for these changes. Time was spent … Continue reading VASA VP Brett Meads outlines refrigerant risks to ARTSA Heavy Vehicle Fire conference in Sydney
Importing a bus with an air-conditioning system containing R134a has landed a “major automotive retailer” in hot water. The News South Wales-based business copped a $12,600 fine under the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act for bringing in equipment charged with a controlled refrigerant without an appropriate licence. According to The Department, the … Continue reading Major auto retailer cops heavy fine for importing a bus containing R134a without a permit
Despite winning 2019 World Car of the Year, 2019 European Car of the Year and numerous other accolades, the Jaguar I-Pace does not fit the Oxford Dictionaries definition of a car as it is not powered by an internal combustion engine. As such, Jaguar has launched a campaign to have the definition changed. The current … Continue reading Campaign to redefine the Oxford Dictionaries definition of ‘car’
Tuesday August 27 marked the 40th anniversary of Redarc Electronics, which remains to this day a family business and has been owned by Anthony and Michele Kittel for 22 years. Mr Kittel remarked that he was honoured to have been a part of shaping the Redarc story for more than two decades. “I have witnessed … Continue reading Redarc Electronics celebrates 40 years
