IRVING, Texas — 7-Eleven Inc. has launched 7Collection, an online merchandise shop curated for 7-Eleven “stans” or extreme fans. The shop features exclusive apparel and accessories inspired by 7-Eleven and its products, such as Big Gulp and Slurpee. The 7Collection shop offers brand fans vintage t-shirts, hats and an assortment of memorabilia and gift cards, kicking off the shop with two collections: The Cars of 7-Eleven Collection. “An ode to the brand’s car-loving fans and the popular #CarsOf7ELEVEn hashtag, this collection brings the heat and boasts legendary threads, a trucker hat, car decal and the iconic coffee-scented air freshener first debuted in Model 711. Talk about straight fire. Oh, and where car? Here car.” The Slurpee Collection. “A celebration of the iconic, internationally recognized frozen beverage that has captivated 7-Eleven fans for over 55 years, the Slurpee Collection encompasses both retro and modern Slurpee drink apparel, accessories and collectibles. And don’t forget, customers can match their swag…

23/08/22; Tritium Media Release LEBANON, Tenn. August 23, 2022—Tritium DCFC Limited (Nasdaq: DCFC), a global leader in direct current (DC) fast chargers for electric vehicles (EVs), today celebrates the opening of its new EV fast charger manufacturing facility, and its first US-based EV fast charger manufacturing facility, located in Lebanon, Tennessee. The facility will employ more than 500 Tennesseans over the next five years, helping to build EV charging infrastructure, meet US government goals, and electrify transportation across America and beyond. Tritium’s Tennessee facility will initially produce the company’s award-winning RTM fast charger, and is expected to start production on the PKM150 early next year. These advanced DC fast chargers are compatible with all EVs, are compact, reliable, and cost effective, and are expected to fulfill requirements for the recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which provides $370 billion for climate change initiatives to help reduce carbon emissions by roughly 40…

24/08/22; New York Times The decision, to take effect by 2035, will very likely speed a wider transition to electric vehicles because many other states follow California’s standards. California regulators on Thursday will vote to put in place a sweeping plan to restrict and ultimately ban the sale of gasoline-powered cars, state officials said, a move that the state’s governor described as the beginning of the end for the internal combustion engine. The new policy, detailed Wednesday morning in a news conference, is widely expected to accelerate the global transition toward electric vehicles. Not only is California the largest auto market in the United States, but more than a dozen other states typically follow California’s lead when setting their own auto emissions standards. If those states follow through, and most are expected to adopt similar rules, the restrictions would apply to about a third of the United States auto market.…

25/08/22; Wheels Snapshot Canberra played host to inaugural summit on August 19 Biggest points were fuel standards, supply, cost and the grid All the information you need and want to know, only from Wheels Australia has held its inaugural electric vehicle summit in Canberra – headlined by the big news that the Albanese Government in launching a consultation on introducing a mandatory CO2 emissions target. But the event, held jointly by lobby groups the Electric Vehicle Council and Smart Energy Council, think tank The Australia Institute and EV solutions specialist Boundless, covered a great deal more – ranging from what’s going on in the UK, US, Europe and New Zealand, to what the impact might be on the electricity grid. Speakers from the political sphere included; Federal Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen, New Zealand’s Minister for Transport the Hon Michael Wood, ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr, QLD’s Minister…

09/08/22; Roy Morgan New research from Roy Morgan shows over 7 million Australians aged 14+ (33.4%) now use a meal delivery services in an average three months, up from 3.6 million (16.9%) in early 2020. Uber Eats is again the clear market leader used by 3.5 million Australians, up from 2.3 million in early 2020. The use of meal delivery services such as Uber Eats, Menulog, DoorDash, HelloFresh and Deliveroo grew rapidly over the last two years of extended lockdowns around much of the country – and especially in the two largest States of New South Wales and Victoria. A look at the different generations shows Millennials (born 1976-1990) and now aged from 31-46 years old, are the most likely to use a meal delivery service. Now 45.8% of Millennials use a meal delivery service in an average three months, more than doubling their usage since early 2020 (+24% points).…

23/08/22; Roy Morgan What is the purpose of the Jobs & Skills Summit “One of the key factors driving the Jobs & Skills Summit is the call by many business leaders to immediately increase immigration to address apparent ‘skills and labour shortages’. And with the ABS saying fewer than half a million people are unemployed that’s not surprising. But even before we look closely at the numbers there are questions. Are these shortages long-term or short-term? Are the shortages caused by COVID infections which force people to stay home or stimulus which drives increased demand for products, services & employment. Are there people who could, with retraining, join the labour force? However, the labour market is not that simple.” What are the actual unemployment numbers? “The latest Roy Morgan unemployment figures for July show there are 1.25 million Australians out of work and looking for a job (8.5% of the…