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A trip to the dealership has long been an unavoidable part of the car purchase process. We all love to hate them, and it wasn’t until Tesla pioneered the online-only sales model that we saw a viable alternative. But how viable is it really? Are dealers on a sinking ship, or will they endure as the dominant vehicle purchase platform?

Falling EV battery prices are a key factor in their growing popularity worldwide, but what goes into that cost? Is the dollar value all we should be looking at? Today on the JET Charge blog we examine the web of factors that go into battery tech, how they’re affecting the price and the performance of EVs today, and what’s next as li-ion technology is perfected and eclipsed.

Taiga Motors have cemented their place as Canada’s powersport pioneers with the reveal of the TS3 electric snowmobile range. They’ll be the first production e-snowmobiles available worldwide when they launch in 2020. We investigate what makes this such an achievement and why it proves that electrification is inevitable.

Rent-by-the-minute electric scooters have taken over swathes of North America & Europe, and since November last year they’ve been a fixture in Brisbane. But will tough laws and irresponsible riders spell the end for them before they’ve really arrived? We look at the logistics, the liabilities and the legislation to see if Lime or their competitors can make e-scooters work in Australia.

Melbourne has been confirmed as the third city in the world to host ‘Uber Air’ flying taxis. How do they work? Where will they takeoff and land? Are they as loud as helicopters? We’ve dug through the press releases, reports, and announcements to see what Melbs has in store as commuters take to the air.

Elon Musk has been dropping hints about the 2020 Roadster since 2017, constantly baiting us with stats that would blow today’s electric vehicles out of the water. We sift through the tweets and the hearsay to see exactly what’s being promised and how it compares to the best combustion has to offer.

Germany’s Nürburgring racecourse is the de facto global proving ground for vehicle performance. Electric vehicles have proven they have the acceleration and the power to set records, so why haven’t they taken the lead on the world’s most (in)famous track? We’ve combed through the lap times, the specs, and the commentary to find out.

Energy analysis firm RepuTex is projecting Australian renewable energy generation could grow to 52% by 2030. Strong state energy targets are expected to lead this change alongside rooftop solar adoption and falling dependence on coal.