“Profound model shift”: Tesla surges on stunning “internet-of-cars” valuation
Tesla shares surge on Monday after a stunning upgrade by Morgan Stanley, which valued Tesla as a subscription or "internet-of-cars" model for the first time.
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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.
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.
AGL, ARENA to conduct first trial using electric vehicles to power homes
AGL trial, backed by ARENA, will be first to use privately owned electric vehicles to power homes and put energy back into the grid.
Victoria to spend $20 million on three-year trial for zero emissions bus fleet
Victoria to spend $20 million to kick off three-year trial of electric and other zero emissions buses.
MG electric ZS test drive: Great value at lowest EV price point seen to date
The new all electric MG ZS EV is truly impressive, and possibly the best value non-Tesla electric car in Australia, and at the lowest price point to date.
South Australia’s controversial electric vehicle tax faces defeat in parliament
South Australia's controversial electric vehicle tax faces defeat in state parliament.
“First in world:” South Australia to impose road user tax on electric vehicles
South Australia earns dubious honour of being first government in world to impose a road user tax on electric vehicles.
The Driven Podcast: Direct imports to lift EV choice for Australian consumers
Nexport’s Luke Todd on plan to import four electric vehicle models from China’s BYD, and creating a platform for more EV makers to import directly into Australia.
Nexport targets four BYD electric models in first stage of big EV import plan
Nexport to bring in four electric models from Chinese car giant BYD, in first stage of plans to create a new platform for direct imports of new EVs into Australia.
Tesla has made the EV transition inevitable, but can the big legacy car makers catch up?
Tesla is already the market leader in EVs, but it is beating the legacy car makers on revenue growth, margins and cash flow. And then there is software.
Tesla lifts Supercharger rate in Australia to 52c/kWh
Tesla bumps up the price of using its supercharging network in Australia to 52c/kWh.