Giles Parkinson, Author at The Driven

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.

Tesla heads towards trillion-dollar valuation as Big Auto stalls on EVs

Morgan Stanley ups its bull case valuation for Tesla to more than $A700 billion. And if Musk is only half right about value of Tesla Energy, that makes a trillion-dollar company.

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Auto industry offers voluntary CO2 standards, but it won’t stop Australia being dumping ground for dirty cars

Auto industry offers voluntary CO2 standards, but it won't stop Australia being dumping ground for dirty cars and will do little to encourage uptake of EVs.

4 min

Elon Musk says EVs still cost too much – but a compact Tesla may be on the way

Musk again hints a small "compact" Tesla could be in the pipeline, admits the cost of electric vehicles still too high.

4 min

Tesla crushes rivals with first full-year profit, redefines future of car industry

Tesla smashes industry expectations with its first annual profit, and sales growth in a period where every other car maker in the world declined.

3 min

BMW launches new iX3, brings electric back into range of core brands

BMW launches the iX3 - bringing electric to its core models for the first time - which will be available in Australia by mid 2021.

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EV News

Tesla sets new date for Battery Day, cuts price of Model Y

Follow the leader. Tesla shares surge again on news of firm date for Battery Day, price cut for Model Y, and talk of a new electric hatchback.

3 min

Nissan Leaf owners should be able to use their cars to power their homes later this year

Nissan Leaf owners will finally get access to bi-directironal chargers, and the ability to power their home from their battery on wheels, by the end of the year.

3 min

EV News

Morgan Stanley lifts Tesla “bull” price valuation to phenomenal $A570 billion

Morgan Stanley ups Tesla "bull case" valuation after company added value of entire market cap of Ford every day over the past week.

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Transformers: ANU to trial 51 Nissan Leafs for role as mobile batteries for the grid

ANU trial of vehicle-to-grid technology seeks to unlock potential of EVs as mobile batteries, and deliver more storage than five Snowy 2.0 schemes.

The established car shipping industry in Emden could be a key factor in Tesla's interest in Lower Saxony.

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The Osborne Effect: Why new car sales will be all electric in six years

It may take only six years for the sale of new petrol and diesel cars to be replaced by electric. Here's why.

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