New report prompts additional discussions about right to repair legislation Towards the end of last year, the Australian Government Productivity Commission published its inquiry report on the matter of right to repair. Documented within the report is the new Competition and Consumer Amendment to the Motor Vehicle Service and Repair Information Sharing Scheme. This long-desired … Continue reading Work continues on Right to Repair
EV specialist SEA Electric strikes major deal to equip American buses with electric powertrains Australian automotive technology company SEA Electric has partnered with Midwest Transit Equipment (MTE), America’s largest bus dealer, to convert 10,000 school buses to electric power. The new partnership, which will entail the buses being converted to electric power over the next … Continue reading Australian tech to electrify American buses
Thirty new all-electric models by 2030, and new carbon-neutral goals, mark a major shift for hybrid stalwart Toyota The Toyota Motor Corporation has announced it will offer 30 new all-electric vehicles by 2030 as part of its efforts to achieve carbon neutrality. Continue reading Toyota hits the switch: Major new EV plans revealed
A significant skills gap is set to develop unless more electric vehicle technicians are trained A new report warns that Australia is on track to have just 17.5 per cent of the required electric vehicle (EV) technicians by the end of the decade. Continue reading Future shock: EV tech training needs boosting now
More companies are introducing zero-emission transport refrigeration units, but diesel-powered development hasn’t stopped yet Global shipping and logistics company DFDS has announced that it will test a zero-emission transport refrigeration unit (TRU) in early 2022. Continue reading Zero-emissions refrigerated trailers roll out
Carefully honed cooling systems help new Audi RS Q e-tron concept thrive in challenging desert conditions The new Audi RS Q e-tron, an advanced range-extending motorsports concept, has comprehensively demonstrated its capabilities in this year’s Dakar Rally. Continue reading How to keep a hybrid Dakar racer cool
One of the common concerns regarding electric vehicles, be they passenger or commercial, is how they fare in extreme climates. Freezing temperatures entail hefty heating-induced electrical demands, which can greatly reduce the range of a vehicle to an intolerable degree. Continue reading Electric bus tackles Alaska with aplomb
The Australian company Salience Solutions, an expert in waste management and sustainability, has been purchased outright by the global refrigerant supplier and reclamation specialist A-Gas. Acquiring Salience Solutions provides A-Gas access to the company’s PyroPlas plasma arc destruction technology, which allows for the safe destruction of ozone-depleting substances, persistent organic pollutants, synthetic greenhouse gases and … Continue reading A-Gas buys Salience Solutions
Amended regulations could restrict or ban oft-promoted environmentally friendly synthetic refrigerants There is concern surrounding proposed changes to EU regulations that could make it difficult or impossible to use synthetic refrigerants, which could impede or complicate the phasedown of older refrigerants with a high global warming potential (GWP). Proposed amendments to the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation … Continue reading Clarity needed over EU PFAS proposals
This year’s top 20 young refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) apprentices have been announced by Climate Control News (CCN) and the Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC). Those highlighted in the CCN and ARC-sponsored NextGen awards scheme, which aims to promote and support technicians under the age of 25, included Nathan Aiken, Nicholas Baldi, Jayden Beasley, Dean … Continue reading Rising stars in the RAC trade
