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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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Victoria gets more than 400 registrations for electric vehicle rebate in first week

  • May 13, 2021
  • Giles Parkinson
Victoria says there is already strong interest in electric vehicle rebate as minister D'Ambrosio defends road tax.
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Victoria to offer $3,000 subsidy for electric vehicles, sets 50pct target by 2030

  • May 1, 2021
  • Giles Parkinson
Victoria to offer $3,000 subsidy for electric vehicles from Sunday, in response to criticism over its EV road tax.
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  • 4 min
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The scary climate assumptions driving Toyota’s go slow on electric cars

  • April 21, 2021
  • Giles Parkinson
Toyota's go slow on the rollout of pure battery electric vehicles appears based on the assumption of a climate catastrophe.
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The Driven Podcast: The Sunshine state’s plan to go electric

  • April 20, 2021
  • Giles Parkinson
We talk to RACQ head of policy Rebecca Michael about the electric vehicle transition in Queensland.
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Tesla warns new Australian rules will inflate cost of home chargers and slow transition to EVs

  • April 19, 2021
  • Giles Parkinson
New standards for EV charging equipment could add thousands of dollars to the cost of home EV chargers, and erect yet another barrier to EVs in Australia.
An electric Ford F-150 Raptor would have superior torque. Source: Ford
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  • 7 min
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“Jagged bulldust”: Why the Murdoch media hates electric vehicles so much

  • April 18, 2021
  • Giles Parkinson
Murdoch media serves up some "jagged bulldust" and delivers a record amount of myths and misinformation about EVs to its readers of "common clay."
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Video: New Ioniq’s electric power play

  • April 14, 2021
  • Giles Parkinson
The new Hyundai Ioniq will allow owners to plug in their laptops, tools, camping equipment and their entire house if need be.
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EV drivers spend average $3 and 34 minutes charging on electric superhighway

  • April 9, 2021
  • Giles Parkinson
Average charging times on Queensland's electric superhighway are less than 34 minutes, and the average cost is $3.
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Dumping ground: Australia’s list of cleanest and dirtiest fossil fuel cars

  • April 9, 2021
  • Giles Parkinson
Cars on Australian roads are 50 per cent more polluting than in Europe, reinforcing claims this country is a dumping ground for dirty vehicles. Here's a list of the cleanest and dirtiest brands.
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Tesla boss says Australia and NZ car fleets are dirty, and killing people

  • April 8, 2021
  • Giles Parkinson
Tesla chair Robyn Denholm laments state of dirty car fleets in NZ and Australia, and the death toll from car pollution.

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