Bryce Gaton, Author at The Driven

V2G: What’s the state of play with vehicle-to-grid, vehicle-to-home technology?

Posted on October 19, 2018
byBryce Gaton

Electric vehicle to grid, and to home, hold a lot of promise for the world’s rapidly transforming electricity grids, but they’re not quite there yet. And there are many reasons for this.

3 min

FAQs

We’ve got 4 kids and we like camping. What are our EV options?

Posted on October 15, 2018October 15, 2018
byBryce Gaton

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What options does a family of four that likes camping have on the electric vehicle front? Nothing affordable for now, but there is hope on the horizon.

4 min

FAQs

Why is Tesla charging different?

Posted on October 10, 2018October 12, 2018
byBryce Gaton

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Tesla went it alone to develop the first Tesla EV charging plug, but now there is a push for common standard. So, which will it be when the Model 3 is exported?

2 min

EV News

New Australia/New Zealand wiring rules to increase cost of EV charger installations

Posted on October 8, 2018October 10, 2018
byBryce Gaton

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New rules will increase the cost of car charging equipment, and could cause major headaches for strata managers unless ‘demand management’ software limits power drawn

2 min

Electric Cars

Hyundai lets slip pricing for new Ioniq electric vehicle models

Posted on October 2, 2018October 22, 2018
byBryce Gaton

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Expectations that Hyundai Ioniq could be a watershed moment for electric vehicles in Australia confirmed when pricing details accidentally released.

4 min

EV News

The What, Why, When guide to buying a battery electric vehicle in Australia

Posted on September 12, 2018September 13, 2018
byBryce Gaton

Comments

Given the many exciting changes that have been happening, and are about to happen in the Australian market, it seems an ideal time to update our list of what’s available in EVs in Australia.

2 min

Charging

Is hands-free electric vehicle DC fast-charging a thing?

Posted on September 7, 2018
byBryce Gaton

Comments

Not quite yet, but there are a number of people – and companies – working on it and testing prototypes.

3 min

EV News

Electrify America moves up a gear

Posted on August 30, 2018August 30, 2018
byBryce Gaton

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As an example of what Australia needs to smooth the introduction of electric and hybrid vehicles – it would be hard to go past what $US2 billion can do.