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Friday, August 7, 2026

Friday, August 7, 2026

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Charging & V2G

Blackouts, trickle charging and long waits: Canola oil returns to Nullarbor to rescue EV travellers
Standard range EVs have been taking up to 14 hours to cover the 650 km stretch across the Nullarbor, with over half that time taken up by slow charging.
Chris Johnson

Jun 9, 2026

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EV News

Chip oil saves the day – yet again – for off-grid fast EV charging, and a new remote network
Unreliable off-grid chargers have plagued EV travel on key routes in regional Western Australia. Now eLumina is offering a very different solution to make remote highways viable – using battery-backed fast chargers and even waste cooking oil.
Chris Johnson

Dec 17, 2025

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Reviews

Another take on BYD service levels: Our Dolphin’s multiple problems had a happy ending
BYD make great cars, but rapid growth has caused some problems. My experience is that BYD are becoming aware of this and are starting to address these issues.
Chris Johnson

Nov 26, 2025

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Reviews

All electric camping with the BYD Dolphin’s vehicle-to-load
We filled the Dolphin EV with all our camping gear and set off for a short holiday. We were happy to say goodbye to gas, less happy with the adaptive cruise.
Chris Johnson

Oct 28, 2025

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We subsidise miners to use diesel to dig up coal, and now we want to tax EVs?
Electrifying transport is the way out of our pollution mess. EVs will need to pay their way, but so should the polluters.
Chris Johnson

Aug 31, 2025

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Charging & V2G

Do we really need more kerbside EV chargers in the inner city?
Kerbside chargers in the inner city are mostly under-utilised and often vacant, or blocked by fossil cars. If we are to have more, we need some clear rules.
Chris Johnson

Jul 7, 2025

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Charging & V2G

Electric vehicle charging in Australia – are we there yet?
NRMA is being funded by the federal government to roll out national charging infrastructure and appears to be deaf to consumer sentiment about what good charging looks like.
Chris Johnson

Jul 7, 2025

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EV News

Coalition threat to NVES is pandering to climate deniers and bearded ute-drivers
The companies complaining most about vehicle emissions standards are those that have done the least on the transition to EVs. The Coalition has returned to type.
Chris Johnson

Apr 11, 2025

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Electric Cars

At this price, this EV is effectively a mobile battery with a free car thrown in
The GWM Ora extended range is being offered for $26,490 drive away with a 63kWh LFP battery – that’s $420/kWh for the battery with the rest of the car thrown in for free.
Chris Johnson

Dec 12, 2024

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Charging & V2G

Biofil EV chargers running on waste cooking oil plug the network gaps again
Home grown biofil EV fast chargers are playing a crucial role filling in the network gaps across the Nullarbor and other remote parts of Western Australia.
Chris Johnson

Nov 21, 2024

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