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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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Hyundai opens up sales window for another 100 Ioniq 5 EVs

  • 21 March 2022
  • Giles Parkinson
ioniq 5
More than 16,000 customers who have pre-registered will have the opportunity to grab one of the new batch of 100 Ioniq 5 EVs on offer this week.
David Gillespie and Polestar Australia CEO Samantha Johnson
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“It’s stunning to drive:” First Polestar 2 deliveries made in Australia

  • 17 March 2022
  • Giles Parkinson
First deliveries made in Australia of the electric fastback Polestar 2.
Cairns charge point launch for the Queensland Electric Super Highway. Source: Tritium
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Queensland sets target for every new car to be electric by 2036

  • 16 March 2022
  • Giles Parkinson
Queensland wants all new cars to be electric by 2036, and 50 per cent by 2030, under a new EV strategy and action plan.
The new Cluden EV charging site outside Townville, Queensland. Supplied
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Queensland offers $3,000 subsidy to EVs priced under $58,000, excludes Tesla

  • 16 March 2022
  • Giles Parkinson
Queensland offers $3,000 subsidy to new EVs priced below $58,000, which means Tesla Model 3 will not qualify.
Tesla Model 3s lined up at Fremantle Port. Supplied
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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 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.
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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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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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