Bryce Gaton, Author at The Driven

Bryce Gaton is an expert on electric vehicles and contributor for The Driven and Renew Economy. He has been working in the EV sector since 2008 and is currently working as EV electrical safety trainer/supervisor for the University of Melbourne. He also provides support for the EV Transition to business, government and the public through his EV Transition consultancy EVchoice.

XC40 Recharge review: The electric Volvo that is safe, reliable and just a little boring

Volvo has made improvements to the driving range, motors and battery size of the XC/C40 pair– so I took an XC40 Recharge for an extended spin to see what difference these changes had made.

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BMW rolls out impressive fuel cell iX5, but the time has already passed for hydrogen cars

BMW presented some fuel cell EVs to Australian media. And while the cars were impressive, it is clear that the time has already passed for the hydrogen car.

4 min

How Volvo crossed the Valley of Death in transition to all electric cars

Volvo Cars has crossed the manufacturing ‘Valley of Death’ and is now building profitable EVs, showing other legacy car makers how it can be done.

1 min

EV News

Maserati adds fourth EV to its growing electric range, but this one is a boat

Maserati plans to be an all-electric marque by 2030, and has added an electric boat to its range of battery electric cars.

2 min

The shift from weight-based to emissions-based registration fees in “little Norway”

ACT moves from weight-based to emissions-based registration fees, but free regos end in Australia's "little Norway."

2 min

EV News

Polestar begins deliveries of its high end Polestar 3 electric SUV

Deliveries of the first high end Polestar 3 electric SUV have begun, with the first Australian customers to receive their EVs later this year.

12 min

BYD Seal lays down challenge to Model 3, but it is more likely to be a Camry killer

Seal has been the first BEV for some time where people stopped me in the street to ask questions and comment on how they liked its looks.

3 min

Mercedes brings electric eSprinter van to Australia, five years late but with bigger battery

For 25 years the Mercedes Sprinter has been a stalwart of the Australian light commercial vehicle market. Now there is an electric version.

2 min

EV News

“Supertruck:” Ford F150 Lightning electric ute to tackle famous Pikes Peak hill climb

Pikes Peak has become something of a Mecca for setting hill climb times to brag about. The current record is held by an EV, now an adapted Ford Lightning electric ute is going to challenge it.

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EV News

Renault launches electric hot hatch to be known as Alpine A290

Viva la Hot Hatch! Renault unveils its new electric offering under the Alpine brand.

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