Tesla gets $133M Megapack deal to double Queensland battery size

By Zachary Visconti Posted on August 26, 2024 Tesla has gained another Megapack contract in Australia, coming as the latest of the company’s commitments to build new energy storage sites and expand existing ones. The contract will oversee the expansion of the recently finished Western Downs battery in Queensland, Australia, increase the energy storage site’s …

Polestar follows Tesla in departure from Australian lobby group

By Zachary Visconti Posted on March 9, 2024 Just days after Tesla exited from the largest Australian automotive lobby group — the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) — over campaigns against tightening emissions standards, another electric vehicle (EV) maker has followed in leaving the group. Tesla announced plans to depart from the lobby group …

Huge Tesla Megapack project breaks ground in Queensland

By Zachary Visconti Posted on February 19, 2024 Another Tesla Megapack project in Australia has broken ground, set to replace a former coal plant as part of a sustainable energy hub in Queensland. Construction has begun on a 250MW/500MWh Tesla Megapack project in Swanbank, Queensland, as part of a partnership on the Swanbank Clean Energy …