NEGOTIATIONS to establish a voluntary Code of Practice for the sharing of vehicle service and repair data between car companies and independent repairers are back on track and could conclude as early as next week. If an agreement is reached, a system enabling repairers to access information and tools previously exclusive to main dealers might … Continue reading Data sharing CoP could arrive within weeks
REMEMBER the joke turned urban myth about the comment by Microsoft boss Bill Gates comparing the rate of computer evolution against that of the car and the response of General Motors referring to the fact computers randomly crash and other such analogies? The origins of this joke date back to the late 1990s but here … Continue reading In-car electronics causing “reliability plague”
THE Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association (AAAA) has accused the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) of “scuttling” negotiations to establish a voluntary code of practice for the sharing of vehicle service and repair data between car companies and independent repairers. As a result, the AAAA has called for the Federal Government to introduce mandatory code … Continue reading Vehicle data sharing CoP negotiations ‘scuttled’
FEDERAL Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has confirmed Labor will not bring back the Carbon Tax if reelected. Earlier this month Mr Shorten told reporters in Sydney that his party “will not have a carbon tax”. “The Australian people have spoken and Labor is not going to go back to that,” he said. However a Deakin … Continue reading Labor rules out Carbon Tax return, Deakin Uni survey reveals business uncertainty over climate policy
VASA is aware of concerns in the industry over the flammability of HFO-1234yf and the temptation to switch to less expensive hydrocarbon refrigerants. This knee-jerk reaction must be avoided, not least because using hydrocarbon refrigerants means servicing air conditioning systems with gases they were never designed for. Here are some facts to show the difference … Continue reading HFO-1234yf flammability no excuse for HC temptation
A number of presentations were made to an HFC Management Workshop that took place during the 25th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, which was hosted in Paris by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in July. Topics covered technical, legal and policy issues, plus scientific … Continue reading Paris Montreal Protocol conference: HFC Management Workshop presentations
An independent investigation into the April 28 Perth truck explosion that severely injured two occupants when hydrocarbon refrigerant ignited upon entering the cabin, has recommended the temporary banning of flammable refrigerants in retrofits and new installations. “This report firmly recommends a temporary halt to the use of hydrocarbon refrigerants in any conversions fixed and mobile … Continue reading Perth truck blast probe recommends temporary HC refrigerant ban
Example how two truck occupants came to be seriously injured by hydrocarbon refrigerant escaping into their cabin and igniting as they drove down a suburban street in Perth, has been revealed in a report produced during an independent investigation of the incident. The explosion happened on April 28 this year, exactly five months after the … Continue reading Perth truck HC explosion: how it happened
SOUTH Australian auto electrical equipment manufacturer REDARC came away from the 2014 Telstra Australian Business Awards with the top Business of the Year prize, presented by Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey. The company also added the Medium Business Award to its bulging trophy cabinet, to go with the Telstra South Australian Business of the Year and … Continue reading REDARC scoops top Telstra business award
FROM January 1 2015, presentation of an Approved Filler or Handler Certificate or License will become a mandatory requirement when purchasing refrigerant in New Zealand. RLNZ training manager Matthew Allfree told VASA eNews the licensing requirement will cover all refrigerants – unlike the Australian situation that allows unlicensed operators to purchase certain refrigerants such as … Continue reading NZ to adopt refrigerant licensing from 2015
