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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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Tesla jacks up Australia Model 3 EV prices by up to $4,000, and all models in US too

  • 15 March 2022
  • Giles Parkinson
Tesla Model 3s lined up at Fremantle Port. Supplied
Tesla jacks up Model 3 prices in Australia by between $3,000 and $4,000.
Tesla charging in the Derwent Valley, Tasmania.
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Around Tasmania in a rented Tesla. Yes, you can actually do that

  • 14 March 2022
  • Giles Parkinson
Tasmania is a pretty good place to go driving in an EV. Its grid is powered by wind and hydro and nowhere is too far to cause range anxiety.
tesla cars charging
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  • 3 min
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Why Russia’s invasion and surge in oil and metals prices is bad news for EVs

  • 10 March 2022
  • Giles Parkinson
Surge in oil prices sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine is assumed to be good for electric vehicles. But it may not turn out that way.
Biden gets in the Hummer EV with GM CEO Mary Barra. Source: GM
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  • 2 min
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Biden wants rapid shift to EVs to stop “tyrants like Putin” using fossil fuels as weapon

  • 9 March 2022
  • Giles Parkinson
Biden says shift to EVs means "no one will have to worry about the price at the gas pump", and will stop tyrants like Putin using fossil fuels as a weapon.
Chris Bowen Tesla Model 3 Labor
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The Driven Podcast: Chris Bowen on his new Tesla and Labor’s EV policy

  • 7 March 2022
  • Giles Parkinson
Labor’s Chris Bowen discusses his new Tesla Model 3, what it means for Labor’s EV policy, and shares his views on the latest moves to accelerate coal closures.
ioniq 5 flood clean up
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Vehicle-to-Gerni: Ioniq 5 EV acts as battery on wheels for flood clean up

  • 3 March 2022
  • Giles Parkinson
Ioniq 5 electric SUV acts as battery on wheels to help in clean up in flood affected Brisbane areas still without power.
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Turnbulls make leap from hybrid to full battery electric, join waiting list for Tesla Model 3

  • 1 March 2022
  • Giles Parkinson
Turnbulls finally make move from hybrid to full battery electric, some seven years after Malcolm's visit to Tesla factory in California.
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The Driven Podcast: Kia blown away by interest in EV6

  • 25 February 2022
  • Giles Parkinson
“Never in my wildest dreams”: Kia Australia’s Damien Meredith amazed by huge interest in EV6 and speed of electric shift.
Kia EV 6. Source: Kia
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Kia says it could sell 10 times as many EV6 SUVs in Australia if it had enough supply

  • 25 February 2022
  • Giles Parkinson
Global supply issues and lack of policy support mean Kia will have only 500 EV6 SUVs to offer customers this year, falling well short of demand.
The EV6 is available in two trims and two drivetrains. Source: Kia
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Kia EV6 test drive: Sleek electric SUV with superb handling, and can power your home

  • 25 February 2022
  • Giles Parkinson
Kia's EV6, the first product from its new EV platform is sleek, has great handling, and can even power your home appliances, although they make it hard in the base variant.

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