Ed Lynch-Bell, Author at The Driven IO

Friday, August 21, 2026

Ed Lynch-Bell

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

The shared vehicle-to-grid fleet that is helping relieve grid congestion in evening peaks
A world-leading vehicle to grid trial has released its first results, highlighting benefits of having 50 EVs helping out the grid in one spot at the same time.
Ed Lynch-Bell

Nov 14, 2025

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Charging & V2G

Tesla finally shares Supercharger availability data with Google Maps: But what took so long?
Tesla has opened up live Supercharger availability to Google Maps at last, though it still doesn’t show which sites are open to non-Teslas. A welcome update, but it begs the question: why the long delay?
Ed Lynch-Bell

Nov 13, 2025

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Electric Work Vehicles

Toyota’s electric HiLux: Too little, too late, or just another car for Barry?
After years of stalling, Toyota has finally revealed a fully electric HiLux. But with rivals like BYD already gaining ground, questions remain over whether this signals real change or just another gesture.
Ed Lynch-Bell

Nov 12, 2025

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Reviews

The EV that feels like wearing a Marlboro-branded nicotine patch, with a lousy digital experience
In an electric world, car owners need to get good at digital, or don’t bother. Whatever you do, don’t release anything that you aren’t going to take care of every single day of its existence.
Ed Lynch-Bell

Oct 27, 2025

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Policy

Crisis? What crisis? The solution to our liquid fuel import problem comes from the sun
Every truck we electrify and every ICE car we replace with a bicycle reduces our demand for fossil fuels and stretches out our fuel reserves without adding to them.
Ed Lynch-Bell

Oct 17, 2025

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Charging & V2G

Cybersecurity and V2G: Consumers need a secure connection for their batteries on wheels
As I write this, I am riding in a Geely EX5 sent by Uber to take me to my Qantas flight, and I am reminded of the duty of care owed to consumers to keep us safe from theft, fraud, and worse.
Ed Lynch-Bell

Oct 14, 2025

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Charging & V2G

Batteries on wheels: Europe’s leading low cost V2G model is coming to Australia
A groundbreaking project that combines car sharing and low-cost AC vehicle to grid charging facilities is coming to Australia.
Ed Lynch-Bell

Oct 9, 2025

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On yer bike! Australia needs to remove 5 million ICE vehicles by 2035, how we do it is up to us
We don’t have to add 5 million EVs by 2035. What we actually need to do is remove 5,000,000 ICE vehicles – what we replace them with is up to us.
Ed Lynch-Bell

Oct 1, 2025

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Policy

Australia needs five million EVs on its roads to meet 2035 climate target: Here’s how to do it
Australia is counting on having five million EVs on its road to meet its 2035 climate target. We are a long way behind, so here’s how it could be done.
Ed Lynch-Bell

Sep 19, 2025

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Electric Bikes

Segway Ninebot E3 Pro scooter review: It will take you for a ride, for not much money
The Segway Ninebot E3 Pro is an impressive piece of engineering. Yes, there are a few compromises compared to more expensive models, but you get a lot for your money.
Ed Lynch-Bell

Sep 12, 2025

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Policy

First you need a vision, then you can think about a universal road user charge
A well constructed road user charge may be great policy, but it is also terrible politics. Exposing people to the real costs of something they have never had to think about will always be challenging.
Ed Lynch-Bell

Sep 4, 2025

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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.
Ed Lynch-Bell

Aug 29, 2025

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