There are more benefits to the ongoing rise in EVs than environmental issues alone. For starters, millions of dollars are being ploughed into new areas of business that will supply, support and maintain this burgeoning electrified automotive marketplace. In many cases, these start-ups are resulting in the creation of a plethora of new jobs. Case … Continue reading New EV technology brings jobs and opportunities
The 50th public electric vehicle fast-charging point – Tesla superchargers aside – has just been installed in Australia, marking a landmark in the ongoing development of electric mobility in this country. It is the fourth fast-charger to be installed by NRMA as part of its $10 million investment to deploy at least 40 chargers, in … Continue reading Rapid charging infrastructure breathing new life into EV motoring
VASA member Redarc Electronics recently celebrated the opening of a $22 million factory expansion that enables the company to increase production capacity by 250 per cent and create 100 new jobs within five years. It is a continuation of Redarc’s inspiring Australian manufacturing success story, one that is well known by attendees of Wire & … Continue reading Redarc’s Aussie manufacturing win
Hawaiian inventor Steve Feher, who pioneered the technology that provides the seat cooling now commonplace in luxury cars, has adapted it for motorcycle helmets. The Feher ACH-1 is claimed to be the first self-contained air-conditioned motorcycle helmet and is already on sale in the United States, where it costs the equivalent of $A820, and reportedly … Continue reading Air-conditioned motorcycle helmet
More than four years after the Perth truck blast that injured two tradesmen, the Western Australia Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety has published a bulletin outlining safety considerations when “switching to” flammable refrigerants. Contributing to the publication of Dangerous Goods Safety Bulletin No. 0218 and Worksafe was the Motor Trades Association of Western … Continue reading WA issues flammable refrigerant bulletin
New regulations and permit schemes in the works New Zealand environment minister David Parker has announced that the country will delay its ratification of the Kigali Amendment by 12 months. The year-long hiatus is to allow New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment to carry out the required health and safety amendments before ratification … Continue reading NZ to ratify Kigali in late 2019
A staggering 32 executives from HVAC and refrigeration companies have written to US President Donald Trump and urged him to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. The letter, which was copied to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, represented the views of companies such as Honeywell, Chemours, Dow Chemical, Ingersoll Rand, Arkema and Fujitsu … Continue reading US wavers on Kigali
A series of reports had attributed an alarming rise in CFC-11 emissions to Chinese factories, which were reputedly using the ozone-harming gas in their production processes. The Chinese government, which is stated to have a “zero tolerance” approach to the use of substances outlawed by the Montreal Protocol, has subsequently acted to combat this issue. … Continue reading Rising CFC-11 emissions a result of commercial use in China
Sales of illegal disposable cylinders of refrigerant are seemingly on the rise in mainland Europe, with the likes of R124a, R404A and R407C being offered through online trading sites. In a story published by UK-based outlet Cooling Post, the title’s research revealed that in excess of 80 vendors were offering refrigerants in the classified section … Continue reading Europe’s illegal refrigerant drama
Refined diesel technology to help OEMs meet emissions targets Bosch has unveiled a series of improvements in diesel emission control systems that dramatically reduce the output of harmful nitrogen oxides (NOx). Test cars equipped with the new Bosch-developed hardware have, in real-world conditions, emitted as little as 13mg/km of NOx. Currently, a new car in … Continue reading Bosch slashes diesel NOx emissions
