Pete Petrovsky, Author at The Driven

No more trickle charging? DC fast charging network crosses halfway mark, but still a gap or two

With the WA EV Network marking it’s halfway milestone, I couldn’t resist recreating the Perth to Hyden road trip that christened the family's Model 3 four years ago.

From left to right: Carl Van Heerden – Synergy, Sandra Giry – Synergy, Liam Dunphy – HEC, Pushpa Gurung – Synergy, Diarmuid O’Donovan – HEC, Jong Yiing Yang – Jetcharge, Harald Murphy – TOCWA, Guy McHugh – Synergy, Mary Davadra – Synergy, Sean Henderson – Jetcharge.

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First two charging sites commissioned for W.A.’s EV network

Geraldton and Northampton are the first two of 49 sites to be commissioned in WA's EV charging network.

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Electric Cars

Buying an EV will still save thousands, even if petrol is free

As petrol and diesel prices at the pump rise to astronomic levels, there's a surge in interest in EVs. Will an EV make economic sense if fuel prices drop?