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.

The Driven Podcast: From Solar Impulse to electric flight

André Borschberg co-piloted the Solar Impulse plane that went round the world on solar power only. He says the future of flight is electric, from passenger planes to intra-city flying pods.

2 min

Tesla says Model 3 sales now beating all petrol and diesel competitors combined

Tesla says Model 3 is outselling all its fossil-fuel powered rivals lumped together, including BMW and Mercedes. Next stop is the Model Y.

3 min

Cash-happy Tesla gears up for China production, rollout of Model Y

Tesla says it has more cash in the kitty than it ever has, and could be "self-funding" even as it begins production in China and prepares for Model Y.

3 min

Musk reveals preferred Tesla models, autonomy and charging station of the future

Elon Musk on his favourite models, the latest super-fast charging station, why full autonomy is the future, and his plans for Mars, the moon, and reusable rockets.

1 min

The Driven Podcast: Nissan launches second generation Leaf in Australia

Nissan’s head of electrification and mobility in Australia, Ben Warren, discusses new generation Leaf and its vehicle to home and vehicle to grid technology.

3 min

Ohmie launches first residential EV car rental in Melbourne apartment tower

Ohmie launches EV car rental for residential tower blocks, with help of Hyundai and Jet Charge, which sees big opportunities in vehicle-to-grid technology.

2 min

First RHD Model 3 electric cars spotted in Australia, but some buyers may have to wait

First right hand drive Model 3s spotted in Sydney, as some customers warned they may have to wait beyond August for their delivery.

3 min

Elon Musk’s new frontier – turn electric car valuations on their head

Tesla puts up price of Full Self Driving software, as Elon Musk doubles down on predictions Tesla cars with FSD will increase in value when robo-taxis become a thing.

2 min

Toyota begins testing of solar-powered and self-charging Prius

Toyota to trial solar-powered Prius that aims to achieve up to 1kW in output and add more than 50kms to the fossil-free driving range.

2 min

BMW unveils fully electric Mini with 270km range

BMW unveils the all-electric Mini Cooper SE, with up to 270km in range.

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