An ‘Apple vs Samsung charger dilemma’ is holding us back from gaming our power
By Daniel Mercer

In the same way Apple and Samsung used different phone chargers, many clean tech products are not compatible with others. Experts say it is a big problem for the energy transition.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-25/smart-tech-benefits-at-risk-over-lack-of-common-standard/105808798

#HomeAppliances #EnergyIndustry #ElectricalProductsIndustry #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #DanielMercer

E-bike hire operators caught in crosshairs of safety crackdown
By Catherine James

E-bike hire businesses across NSW say they may be forced out of business as they struggle to meet strict new rules designed to make them safer.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-15/ebike-nsw-law-delay-impacts-hire-businesses-tourism/105567506

#OutdoorRecreationalActivities #TravelandTourism #GovernmentPolicy #ElectricalProductsIndustry #Fires #CatherineJames

E-bike hire operators caught in crosshairs of safety crackdown
By Catherine James

E-bike hire businesses across NSW say they may be forced out of business as they struggle to meet strict new rules designed to make them safer.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-15/ebike-nsw-law-delay-impacts-hire-businesses-tourism/105567506

#OutdoorRecreationalActivities #TravelandTourism #GovernmentPolicy #ElectricalProductsIndustry #Fires #CatherineJames

Okay CEF, I get that you sell 3-phase stuff. But did you have to show me a supposed electrician using a non-VDE screwdriver, holding it with two hands in wonderful fingerless gloves so he's even more at risk of shock? Not quite as bad as the stock photo of the lady holding a soldering iron like a pen, but it's up there!

#Stupid #ElectricalProductsIndustry
#StockPhoto