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

The Tritium legacy: Councils give up on broken EV chargers, and one gets wiped out by a tree

Tree over the Tritium charger at Balingup. Photo: Plugshare.

Councils frustrated by reliability issues with Tritium are ripping out the broken EV chargers. Some are planning ahead, while one of the few working Tritium chargers in one region just got wiped out by a fallen tree.

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EV News

EV mapping tool and one-stop shop launched to identify charging locations and help buyers

Australia government launches new EV mapping tool to help locate chargers in right place, as part of a one-stop shop to help consumers make decisions about electric vehicles.

The new off-grid fast charger at Edrlunda. Photo courtesy of NRMA.

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Charging

NRMA totally rebuilds “world-first” off-grid EV fast charger, and it appears to be working fine

The world-first off-grid EV charger south of Alice Springs has been totally rebuilt and appears to be operating well, as NRMA's former head of engineering writes about what went wrong.

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Charging

Seeing is believing: EV chargers need bigger signage to make them more visible – to everyone

EV charging spots need bigger signs, to help EV drivers and give confidence to non-EV owners that there are lots of charging options. "Consumers need to see it to believe it."

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EV News

Polestar takes aim at Japan’s ICE-age car makers, as all electric sales rebound

EV maker Polestar is enjoying a rebound in sales following release of Polestar 4, and says Japanese carmakers are still "scaremongering" about Australia's new vehicle emissions standard.

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EV News

“Tesla board needs to act now:” Investors not happy with Musk’s latest political adventure

Even the most bullish of Tesla investors want the company's board to step in after CEO Elon Musk's latest political provocations.

tesla supercharger new italy solar canopy

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Charging

Tesla opens new Supercharger station with biggest solar canopy to date

Tesla's newest Supercharger station features its biggest solar canopy to date, and at least another two solar canopies are planned as Australian EV drivers finally get a moment in the shade.

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EV Sales

Tesla EV sales ease off in Australia in June, Polestar also down

Sales of Tesla EVs in Australia eased in June, disappointing predictions from Tesla bulls of another big surge in sales from the refreshed Model Y.

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Government urged to reinstate incentives in Australia’s most successful EV market

Government urged to reverse decision to remove motor vehicle duty concessions for electric vehicles, because it risks slowing the uptake of EVs in Australia's most successful market.

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Hydrogen Fuel Cell

World’s biggest hydrogen taxi operator goes all electric, blames high costs

Hype, the Paris-based company that operates the world's biggest fleet of hydrogen taxis has reportedly dumped the technology and pivoted to all electric cars.

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