James Fernyhough, Author at The Driven

James Fernyhough is a reporter at RenewEconomy and The Driven. He has worked at The Australian Financial Review and the Financial Times, and is interested in all things related to climate change and the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Volkswagen’s battery plans a ‘game changer’ for Australian minerals: government

VW's plan to mass produce a "unified cell" battery at half the cost of current produciton could turbo-charge Australia's lithium and nickel exports.

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Charging

Persuading EV owners to feed into grid may be harder than we think

AEMO's new CEO has a lesson from the UK: consumers are having a hard time viewing their EVs as anything other than a mode of transport.

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We’re charging our EVs at peak times and must get smarter, says Origin

Months-long study of EV charging habits shows smart charging is essential to ensure the grid can support rapid growth in EV ownership.

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EV News

Tesla gives peek at supercomputer it says will replace “meat” drivers

Carmaker claims "number five" supercomputer in the world should allow human "meat computers" to safely handover to their silicon counterparts.

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JET Charge to “dramatically increase” NSW operations in response to EV policy

Electric vehicle charging company JET Charge has vowed to ramp up its operations in New South Wales, in response to the state government's EV package.

The e-Niro (not to full UK specification). Source: Kia

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The electric cars that benefit most from NSW rebate and stamp duty waiver

In its bid to become the "Norway of Australia", the NSW government is handing out $3000 rebates for EVs that cost $68,750 or less. Here's our list of the electric cars that – currently – make the cut.