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Giles Parkinson is founder and editor of The Driven, and also edits and founded the Renew Economy and One Step Off The Grid web sites. He has been a journalist for nearly 40 years, is a former business and deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review, and owns a Tesla Model 3.
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Giles Parkinson

Giles Parkinson is founder and editor of The Driven, and also edits and founded the Renew Economy and One Step Off The Grid web sites. He has been a journalist for nearly 40 years, is a former business and deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review, and owns a Tesla Model 3.

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Our readers respond to Peter Dutton: We charge our EVs and home batteries with solar every day

  • 17 December 2024
  • 139 comments
  • Giles Parkinson
Peter Dutton's claim that rooftop solar cannot charge an electric car and a home battery at the same time may be the dumbest thing said about EVs since Scott Morrison said they won't tow your boat. Our readers respond.
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The Driven Podcast: How much will you pay for EV fast-charging?

  • 12 December 2024
  • 20 comments
  • Giles Parkinson
A trial of EV charging tariffs, including a low priced "solar soak" produced some interesting results, and an insight into ICE-ing habits. Miles Menegon from Chargefox explains.
Evie Networks charging a Tesla Model Y. Source: Evie Networks
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Tesla sales plunge again in November: Is this the Elon Musk effect?

  • 3 December 2024
  • 97 comments
  • Giles Parkinson
Tesla EV sales have slumped again in the month of November, with year to date sales now down more than 20 per cent. Is this the Elon Musk effect?
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Fortescue to build and test world’s most powerful electric fast charger

  • 3 December 2024
  • 29 comments
  • Giles Parkinson
Fortescue has landed $10 million in ARENA funds to help build and test world's most powerful fast chargers for its planned fleet of giant electric haul trucks.
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Australian homes with an EV will have much lower energy costs than those on ICE

  • 1 December 2024
  • 55 comments
  • Giles Parkinson
Australian households with electric vehicles will have much lower energy costs than those households that own and drive internal combustion engine vehicles.
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Webinar: EV fleets & the charging challenge

  • 20 November 2024
  • 2 comments
  • Giles Parkinson
In this webinar brought to you by GridBeyond, we look at some of the hurdles and the solutions to ensuring electric fleets are all charged up and ready to go.
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Amber ready to pay customers to charge their EVs as it prepares for vehicle to grid

  • 19 November 2024
  • 40 comments
  • Giles Parkinson
Amber offers new product that could see EV owners being paid to charge their cars, but its big focus is on V2G tech that will turn cars into batteries on wheels and households into revenue earners.
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Tesla and BYD dominance of leasing market shaken by MG, Volvo and plug in hybrids

  • 18 November 2024
  • 23 comments
  • Giles Parkinson
The dominance of Tesla and its big Chinese rival BYD in the leasing market is being shaken by a number of rising EV brands, and the growing popularity of plug in hybrid vehicles.
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RedEarth to make bidirectional chargers in Australia in early push on V2G technology

  • 18 November 2024
  • 39 comments
  • Giles Parkinson
Brisbane-based RedEarth to become first in Australia to manufacture bidirectional chargers as market readies for big switch to vehicle to grid technologies.
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Trump transition team decides to kill EV tax credit, and Elon Musk is delighted

  • 15 November 2024
  • 58 comments
  • Giles Parkinson
Trump to sweep away EV tax credits in stalling US market - to the delight of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the new head of government efficiency.

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