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VASA is thrilled to announce the full line-up of 12 expert speakers and high levels of industry support for Wire & Gas 2024, Asia-Pacific’s pinnacle event for professionals in the automotive air-conditioning, electrical and thermal management sectors. Scheduled from August 23 to 25, 2024, with a new venue at the heart of Queensland’s capital – Continue reading Wire & Gas 2024: Line-up of 12 expert speakers confirmed

TAFE NSW and Foton Mobility Distribution (FMD) have joined forces to launch a curriculum of ‘Hydrogen Heavy Transport MicroSkill Courses’ for automotive sector workers that aim to address skill challenges in the growing fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) industry by providing specialised training. At first the course will consist of two two-hour modules. The first, Continue reading TAFE NSW launches hydrogen training

The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), part of the US Department of Energy, has worked with Microsoft to harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing to discover a groundbreaking substance that could reduce the use of lithium in batteries by up to 70 per cent. This achievement comes as concerns about the Continue reading Artificial Intelligence helps find new battery tech

Pre-order Cool Mavericks now!

Purchasers of Cool Mavericks who wish to take delivery of their book at the official launch during Wire & Gas 2024 can save on shipping and have their copy signed by authors Mark Mitchell and Ken Newton. In response to feedback, the online pre-order page at https://vasa.org.au/cool-mavericks/ has been updated to include the option of Continue reading Collect your copy of Cool Mavericks at Wire & Gas 2024 to save on shipping!

The 2024 Auto Aftermarket Excellence Awards held during the recent Australian Auto Aftermarket Expo in Melbourne honoured a number of VASA members. Inducted to the AAAA Hall of Fame was Jeff Smit, a longstanding VASA member, former VASA director and co-founder of The Automotive Technician. Accepting his award, Jeff said: “I’m more excited about this Continue reading Several VASA members honoured at Auto Aftermarket Excellence Awards