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.

“Not a hair shirt in sight”: Johnson throws another $2 billion at rapid EV transition

Boris Johnson says green is good. "We will be driving cars ... but our cars will be electric gliding silently around our cities ... and not a hair shirt in sight."

2 min

Electric Cars

The Moke is going fully electric – and petrol orders will close by the end of this year

The Moke is going fully electric, and customers won't be able to order an ICE version by the end of this year.

6 min

Our Model 3 has done 66,000kms in 2 years, and we’ve paid zero for “fuel”. But not for long

Our Tesla Model 3 has just turned 2. It's clocked up 66,000kms and hasn't paid a cent in fuel costs. But that may be about to end.

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Matt Kean: We need to have electric car sales only by 2035

Kean says the state will need to eliminate sales of new fossil fuel cars by 2035 to meet net zero, and colleagues want what he has got – a Model 3.

NSW Minister for Transport and Roads Andrew Constance, NSW Minister for Energy and Environment Matt Kean and NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet in Sydney. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett)

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The Driven Podcast: “Everyone wants to drive it.” Matt Kean and his Tesla

NSW energy minister Matt Kean on why he chose a Tesla Model 3, the state’s EV and renewables vision, and getting out of coal.

2 min

Hyundai unveils Australian pricing for much anticipated Ioniq 5 electric SUV

Hyundai unveils pricing for the much anticipated Ioniq 5 SUV with vehicle-to-load. It won't qualify for rebates in NSW and Victoria.

3 min

EV News

Tesla Model 3 sweeps to stunning victory in prestigious Targa West road rally

Tesla Model 3 sweeps all before it in 165km class of Targa West rally, and might have challenged the open field if it had a faster charger.

2 min

Electric Cars

Orders open soon in Australia for Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV, but numbers limited

New Ioniq 5 electric crossover to be open for order in Australia in mid October, but only around 400 will be available, despite unprecedented interest.