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For our latest Fleet News Group podcast, NSW Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Jenny Aitchison talks about environmental practices in bus transport, and the importance of regional hubs like her electorate of Maitland in economic development. “We've got a transition plan to ensure that all buses across the state transition by 2047,” said Aitchison, talking about the NSW Government fleet...

Talking with Mike Costello, Corporate Affairs Manager, Cox Automotive Australia &U New Zealand, is like plugging to The Matrix of the automotive world. In this podcast, Marc Sibbald, Editor at Fleet News Group, covers a range of topics from the used car market to utes v vans for Tradies and soccer mums.

In this episode of the Fleet News Group podcast, Marc Sibbald, editor of Fleet News Group, engaged in an insightful discussion with Frank Agostino, CEO of Paywise. The conversation centered around the growing interest in novated leasing and salary packaging, particularly in light of the recent Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) exemption for electric vehicles (EVs). Together they summarise the key benefits...

We aired Part 1 on Monday 6th May, host Caroline Falls and Tim Washington talked about why Australia is set to buck trends of the US and UK where EV sales are slowing. This time, they talk about the Charge-as-a-Service business model JET Charge has dreamed up and won support for — a three-year trial — from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency. “The trial is designed to break down the last barrie...

Tim Washington, Co-founder and CEO of EV charging provider JET Charge, talks to Fleet News Group about the rapid rise of EVs in Australia, the start-up’s growth and evolution since it began more than a decade ago as an installer for Tesla home charging stations in Melbourne, and its trial of a charge-as-a-service business model.   When we spoke in late April, the latest data showed EVs sold in Aus...

Noel Toribio Ilao, Director IV Equipment Bureau at the Department of Public Works and Highways in the Republic of Philippines, speaks with Fleet News Group podcast host Caroline Falls about a fleet of land vehicles, barges and boats that cater for infrastructure and rescue in the 7000-island nation. The Philippines is one of the most disaster prone countries in the world,” said Ilao, adding, “ I t...

Daron Brinsdon, integrated development solutions manager at Teletrac Navman Australia, talks about key findings from a global survey the fleet management telematics group released in March. Teletrac Navman has some 700,000 vehicles connected to its technology, spanning the globe. It surveyed about 500 fleets finding some two thirds of them currently operate electric vehicles. But they are still in...

Fleet News Group editor, Marc Sibbald, guest hosts the latest podcast with Jonny Parker, CEO and founder of EV Infrastructure group Thundergrid in New Zealand. Sibbald caught up with Parker on the sidelines of the EROAD’s Fleet Day, held in Christchurch in late February. They talk about how NZ followed the Norwegian model to support EV adoption and how now EVs are going to help power NZ. “We’re ba...

Dundee is a bit of a star for EVs in Europe, notably for public transport and its innovative charging hubs. Award winning fleet leader Fraser Crichton, Corporate Operations Fleet Manager at Dundee City Council in Scotland, tells Fleet News Group podcast host Caroline Falls all about a transformation spurred by an enthusiasm to clean the city’s air. Dundee, half way between Aberdeen and Edinburgh,...

Fleet News Group podcast features CEO of London-based Fully Charged Dan Caesar. He talks about the You-Tube star channel expanding to host electric vehicle and home shows around the world, including Everything Electric at the Sydney Showground in February.  “We would sum it up as a festival of electrification,” said Caesar.  He said the attraction of electric vehicles for many is just how tech adv...

Adam Dennis, electric vehicle specialist at telematics provider Webfleet talks with Fleet News Group podcast host Caroline Falls about a platform his they launched in the US, the rapid growth of EVs, and the imperative fleets are experiencing to make the shift to cut emissions. The EV Services Platform unveiled by Webfleet at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January integrates data fr...

For our first podcast for 2024, host Caroline Falls talks with Chris Noone, CEO of car subscription provider Carly. “If we take a hypothetical example a fleet manager may own or lease 100 vehicles, but at certain points of the year, they might need 120 vehicles or they could be subscription vehicles." "And so they can make really smart decisions about how to get the most cost effective u...

Dr Steve Nuttall, a director at research group Fifth Quadrant, likes to talk about fleet leaders, a group he’s identified after studying them for decades. In this podcast he explains what a Fleet Management leader does with their fleet and how you can take a leadership role within your organisation as a Fleet Manager.

“What we're going to see during 2024 is a real focus on our hybrid products in the 300 series range,” said Daniel Petrovski, head of product strategy at Hino Australia, talking with Fleet News Group podcast host Caroline Falls. “They’ve gone through a massive increase in orders.” Sales of the hybrid 300 have risen from about 50 a year to an order bank of some 350 as of late November when the p...

Jess Bala, General Motors new managing director for Australia and New Zealand talks with Fleet News Group podcast host Caroline Falls about the US car company’s plans to bring the Cadillac brand down under, starting with the electric powered luxury SUV Lyriq in 2024.   “The Cadillac brand, globally is going through a very big transformation right now to an all EV portfolio which we will achieve by...

Fleet News podcast host Caroline Falls talks with Collin Jennings, head of government relations and advocacy at the Motor Traders’ Association of NSW about training up the automotive workforce in Australia to meet the challenge of the increasing prevalence of electric vehicles, particularly for mechanics.   “In, Australia, just in mechanics — and this is excluding areas like auto electricians and...

In this Fleet News Group podcast with host Caroline Falls, Dave Sanders, co-founder of Bestrane, talks about the escalation in interest in sustainable transport solutions and how his company which has eliminating waste at its heart helps transport and logistics groups. “If I look at Origin Energy, for example, who are right in the crosshairs of the sustainability issue. Right now, they're in a...

Lex Forsyth, CEO and co-founder of Janus Electric, an Australian startup that converts diesel engine prime movers to battery electric, talks about xxxx and xxxx in this edition of the Fleet News Group podcast. Janus Electric was founded in 2020 when co-founders Lex Forsyth and Bevan Dooley tested an idea to convert a diesel prime mover to a battery electric vehicle. “We thought, well, let's gi...

In this  Fleet News Group podcast , host Caroline Falls talks with Dickson Leow, General Manager at IM group, and also of its unit Infinitev, which saves spent electric vehicle batteries from landfill.  The interview was just a day after Leow presented at the inaugural Australian Battery Recycling and Manufacturing Summit.

Mo Abbas, strategy and marketing executive at last-mile delivery group ANC Delivers, announced plans on this week’s Fleet News Group podcast with host Caroline Falls for an initiative to accelerate Australian fleets’ transition to electric vehicles. ANC and partners including Fleet News Group, LDV Australia, Evie Networks and CarBon, will launch the campaign on World EV Day — on Saturday, Septembe...

Fleet News Group podcast, where host Caroline Falls talks about the intersection of fleet and sustainability introduces Heather Bone, the director ESG — environment, social and governance, ostensibly chief sustainability officer at Team Global Express. Bone is a regular on the speaker and panel circuit at fleet transport, and sustainability conferences.  Team Global Express is making a name for it...

Liz Yeaman, founder of NZ based transport consultancy Retyna, talks to Fleet News Group podcast host Caroline Falls about how she participated in NZ’s transformation to EVs almost 20 years ago, the upcoming Electro Mobility Summit in NZ she will be chairing next month, and the urgent need to adopt the technology we have in the face of climate change crises.   Prior to setting up the consultancy in...

Paul Fox, co-founder of EVIE Networks, builder of Australia’s fast charging network, talks with Fleet News Group podcast host Caroline Falls about the exponential growth of electrification infrastructure, enthusiasm for electric vehicles in Australia and the shortage of them here and around the world. Among EVIE’s projects is, with support of ARENA, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, the publ...

Adrian Givoye, General Manager at RedBook Australia, a unit of carsales.com.au, talked with Fleet News Group’s podcast host Caroline Falls about residual values. Givoye stepped into the podcast studio at the Australasian Fleet Managers Association conference after giving one of the most interesting talks, covering the subject every fleet manager cares about. 

Tony Fairweather, founder and CEO of SEA Electric, took time out of the Brisbane Truck Show to chat with our podcast host Caroline Falls. They talk about the new Australian OEM’s expansion in the US, and Fairweather’s outlook for electric transport. “The battery electric is the powertrain of choice for this segment,” said Fairweather, speaking about the last-mile, or urban delivery task. “Transiti...