Rachel Williamson, Author at The Driven IO

Monday, July 13, 2026

Rachel Williamson

Rachel Williamson is a science and business journalist, who focuses on climate change-related health and environmental issues.

Electric Boats

Sydney Harbour expected to have its first electric ferry within two years
Sydney Harbour is expected to have its first electric ferry within two years – beginning a trial that will decide whether more electric ferries will join the fleet.
Joshua S. Hill

May 19, 2026

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Videos

Video: Hyundai Elexio review – Fighting China with China?
In this review, we look at how the Hyundai Elexio stacks up against rivals like Tesla and BYD – and whether it does enough to stand out.
Sam Parkinson

May 19, 2026

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EV News

Tesla dominates fleet choice for EVs, but lack of electric utes a problem
Tesla most favoured choice in fleet EV program. But while the lack of electric utes remains a problem many fleet owners are thinking about emissions as well as total costs.
Giles Parkinson

May 19, 2026

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Electric Work Vehicles

Network giant trials its first electric prime mover and heavy duty charger with battery
Network giant’s first electric prime mover will ply a route between the Hunter Valley and southern Sydney, with a local start-up coming up with a charging solution that includes battery storage.
Joshua S. Hill

May 18, 2026

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Charging & V2G

EV chargers to be rolled out across aged care facilities
A total of 42 EV chargers is to be rolled out for the use of staff and residents at 21 different aged care facilities in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.
Joshua S. Hill

May 18, 2026

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Hydrogen Fuel Cell

First hydrogen heavy truck refuelling station held up by collapse of likely truck suppliers
First-of-its-kind project to provide hydrogen refuelling facilities for heavy trucks in Australia has been hit by delays and added costs, and the financial collapse of its two preferred fuel cell truck suppliers.
Giles Parkinson

May 18, 2026

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Batteries

Hyundai issues urgent safety recall for 2019-2023 Kona electric
Hyundai Australia has just issued an ‘Urgent Safety Recall’ notice for OS model Kona electrics built between May 2018 and July 2023.
Bryce Gaton

May 18, 2026

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Honda doubles down on hybrids after abandoning EV target and posting huge first loss
Honda takes massive first ever loss from its failed EV strategy that it blames on Trump and Chinese competitors, as it doubles down on hybrids and releases a revamped Prelude.
Joshua S. Hill

May 18, 2026

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Toyota offers another big discount on bZ4X after slashing prices by $10,000 last year
Toyota slashes prices as part of a temporary bonus to help boost its bZ4X sales.
Riz Akhtar

May 18, 2026

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New Chinese EV brand announces price cut and free charger for first Australian model
GAC reduces prices on its Aion V electric SUV as part of EOFY sales with $2,000 cashback on top variant and a free home charger.
Riz Akhtar

May 17, 2026

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Batteries

BYD says massive success of new Blade battery is creating supply issues
BYD’s 5 minute flash charging models have been hugely popular, but this has resulted in tight battery supply conditions, the company founder reveals.
Riz Akhtar

May 17, 2026

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Electric power sliding doors to feature in BYD’s smallest EV, with tiny 20 kWh battery
More details revealed on BYD’s smallest EV yet, the Racco or BYD Sea Otter, destined initially for Japan.
Riz Akhtar

May 16, 2026

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