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.

Charging

Electric roads: Chris Bowen checks out wireless charging, says it’s probably not for Australia

Chris Bowen checks out one of the world's first examples of wireless charging for electric vehicles in Detroit, but says the technology is probably not suitable for widespread deployment in Australia.

2 min

Electric Work Vehicles

Andrew Forrest brings in new supplier to help make 400 giant electric haul trucks

Fortescue brings in Chinese supplier to help deliver the up to 400 giant 240-tonne electric haul trucks needed to take its iron ore operations to "real zero" by 2030.

1 min

Special Episode Video: Energy retailers and smart EV charging | The Driven Podcast

Tom Rose from Evnex on the shift to smart EV charging and how electricity retailers need to adapt.

1 min

Driven Podcast special: Energy retailers and smart EV charging

Tom Rose from Evnex on the shift to smart EV charging and how electricity retailers need to adapt.

2 min

ARENA backs unique “hammer and rail” dynamic charging tech for electric mine trucks

ARENA backs Australian dynamic charging technology - dubbed hammer and rail - that uses a rail-based system to charge mining haul trucks while they are in motion.

2 min

EV News

AGL grabs big share of EV home charging market as it plots future beyond coal

AGL says it has more than 35,000 customers on its EV charging plan, as load from electric vehicle owners shifts to overnight charing instead of evening peaks.

2 min

Graphs of the Day: Tesla’s volatile but weakening EV sales performance

Tesla's monthly EV sales have always been volatile, but now the peaks are not as high and the valleys are very low. So how is the rest of the market travelling?

Geely X5 and vehicle-to-grid. Photo: Scott Purnell.

3 min

Australian network engineer tests V2G with his Geely EX5, offers glimpse of the future

An engineer with one of Australia's largest regional networks is trialling V2G at home with his own Geely EX5 - a taste of the future as households put their foot on the energy transition.

BYD Dolphin Melbourne Truck Oakleigh Marcus Law

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EV News

Graph of the Day: EVs are nearing price parity with petrol and diesel cars

Falling battery costs are bringing price parity for electric cars ever closer, with the tipping point expected to be reached in many key markets over the next year.

2 min

EV News

Graph of the Day: The top five EV brands in Australia

The fight for dominance in the Australian EV market used to be a one-horse race: Tesla. Now there is growing competition.

Giles Parkinson