Fully Charged, Author at The Driven

Everything Electric Show: Australian success story hurt by Trump’s tariffs?

Robert Llewellyn talks electrons with Janus CEO Lex Forsyth, the opportunity to 'clean up' in the commercial vehicle market, and how Trump's tariff war has temporarily weakened the investment case for cleaner technologies.

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Fully Charged: This massive electric truck can battery swap in 4 minutes

Robert returns to Janus Trucks to check out a monstrous electric truck that can swap its battery in just 4 minutes.

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Fully Charged Show: BYD Shark 6 – A hybrid that actually makes sense?

Simone takes a closer look at the BYD Shark 6. With a 30 kWh battery, CCS fast charging at 50 kW, and a setup that feels more range extender than traditional PHEV, this one piqued our interest.

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Fully Charged Podcast: Giles Parkinson on Australia’s EV boom, electric utes & solar revolution!

In this episode of The Fully Charged Show Podcast, Robert Llewellyn sits down with Giles Parkinson, founder and editor of RenewEconomy, The Driven, and One Step Off the Grid—Australia’s go-to sources for EV and clean energy news.

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Fully Charged: The small cheap electric car you actually want!

Roland heads to France for a first drive in the new, much anticipated Renault 5, to find out if it drives as good as it looks. Is this the most desirable small EV to date?

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THIS is why the wave of Chinese EVs is unstoppable!

Why does the Australian car market often gets overlooked by global car makers, what else is coming and could Australia ever see the day where it takes up EV manufacturing?

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MG4: Still the bargain of the century?

Robert shares his thoughts on the MG4 after clocking in an impressive 2752 miles of leisurely long road trips and essential everyday errands.

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Fisker Ocean: The cure to boring overpriced EVs?

With the longest range of any electric SUV, a smaller carbon footprint and some seriously funky features, could this be our saviour from dreary, samey crossovers?

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Fully Charged: The Ioniq 5 N turns driving into a video game

Jack takes a first look at the new racey version of Hyundai’s superb electric family car: the 5N. Could this be the most rewarding electric driver’s car yet?

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Fully Charged: This one change has transformed the new Polestar 2!

Our resident Swedish cars fanboy, Jack Scarlett drives the newly facelifted Polestar 2.

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