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 EV Meetup, bringing the e-mobility industry together across Australia. The next EV Meetup is Wednesday June 17th in Brisbane.

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.

2 min

NSW to allow electric scooters, with limits, to help displace car trips

NSW government to allow e-scooters, with speed and road limits, arguing that they will displace car trips and connect to public transport.

Evie Networks charging a Tesla Model Y. Source: Evie Networks

5 min

EV News

Australians don’t drive much, so why all the fuss about public EV chargers?

Busting the myth that the lack public charging is an impediment to most people owning and driving an EV is an urgent priority for our industry.

The electric car is fully charged with a battery, Charging technology, Clean energy filling technology. 3D illustration

4 min

Australia’s EV industry has a problem. It is not selling enough cars

The EV industry is not working to create new consumers, it is not working to get Australians excited about a technology change that will make their lives simpler, cleaner and more pleasant.

3 min

Would Peter Dutton cut my taxes to take into account the roads I don’t use?

The Liberal party is right, or at least Bridget McKenzie is, and possibly Peter Dutton agrees with her; EV drivers should pay their fair share to use the roads.

Ed Lynch-Bell