Ed Lynch-Bell, Author at The Driven

Ed Lynch-Bell is Principal at Second Mouse, dedicated to building more sustainable energy tech and mobility products, services and businesses. Ed is also a co-host of the Melbourne and Sydney EV Meet-ups, bringing the e-mobility industry together.

EV News

Red dust, road trains and tornadoes: Why the world solar challenge is a real test

The World Solar Challenge is a real test: 3,000 km of challenging Australian roads, red dust, road trains and, as we were warned this morning, tornadoes. This 3,000 km journey is a real test.

4 min

Electric Work Vehicles

Europe is racing ahead on electric trucks, but here’s why Australia can’t be a carbon copy

In Europe, the model for electric long haul trucks is based around 500 kWh batteries and megawatt charging systems. But will this work in Australia, with long distance and shorter rest breaks?

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BYD Dolphin and V2G offered in a bundle, as long as you plug in for 240 hours a month

BYD Dolphin and V2G offered in a bundle, subject to conditions on the number of hours they are plugged in. All the elements are in place for this to be rolled out in Australia.

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Charging

Tap and go payments for EV charging not far away, even for random V2G transactions

A potentially game changing tap and go payments system for EV charging is being developed that does away with QR codes, and could even be used for random V2G sessions. -

4 min

Charging

The gaping cybersecurity hole in non-Tesla public EV charging facilities

In Australia today, other than on the Tesla Supercharger Network, not a single communication between car and charger is securely encrypted.

3 min

Charging

The city betting big on wireless charging for electric taxis and last mile deliveries

Gothenburg is leading the world on wireless charging for EVs, and plans to install it on public streets. I had the opportunity to give it a test run.

2 min

Why V2G will not be limited to homes with parking: Car share EVs are also doing it

This company is showcasing a different approach to V2G – fully commercialised AC V2G using publicly available car share vehicles linked to public V2G chargers.

3 min

Electric Cars

Why can’t we make it here? The birth of one of world’s first EV industry gatherings

Former president Ronald Reagan's big hopes for EV manufacturing may have been dashed after the first EVS, but this year's gathering promises much on electric trucks and charging.

5 min

EV News

The best EVs we don’t get – where are the small electric cars in Australia?

We can’t get to a zero carbon economy by swapping heavy and inefficient ICE vehicles for heavy and inefficient EVs. So where are the small EVs?

8 min

E-scooters: Demonic machines, or a Segway to a two-wheeled transport heaven?

I have just stepped into the most contested arena in mobility, eScooters. Are they the missing piece of the active transport puzzle, or just demonic machines. I tried a Segway Ninebot max G3 to find out.

Ed Lynch-Bell