Ed Lynch-Bell, Author at The Driven IO

Friday, August 7, 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.

Charging & V2G

AGL’s kerbside chargers join Chargefox – but why only one way?
We’re still asking EV drivers to manage too many apps. Some offer RFID cards, some don’t. Some participate in roaming, some don’t. It’s a mess that hinders adoption.
Ed Lynch-Bell

Nov 15, 2025

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Misinformation and Disinformation: Why EV industry needs to sell idea of electric motoring
Right now the industry needs to be spending collectively to sell the idea of electric motoring. Most Australians are completely oblivious to the fact that driving an EV is a safe, practical, and simple choice.
Ed Lynch-Bell

Nov 15, 2025

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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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