Rachel Williamson, Author at The Driven IO

Saturday, July 18, 2026

Rachel Williamson

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

“120 pigs a year, per car:” European oil lobby’s biofuels loophole likely unsustainable
Transport experts say rule change allowing biofuels and a car running on animal fats would, for example, require the equivalent of 120 pigs a year.
Joshua S. Hill

Dec 4, 2025

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Charging & V2G

EVX kerbside EV chargers added to Chargefox platform
Hundreds more kerbside electric vehicle (EV) chargers have been added to the Chargefox platform in a move that is expected to boost access for drivers without off-street parking.
Joshua S. Hill

Dec 4, 2025

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Tesla, Kia and MG among EVs falling short in latest Australian real-world range tests
The Kia EV3 and Tesla Model Y are among four new EVs that fail to live up to their advertised driving ranges in real-world testing recently conducted by Australia’s peak motoring body.
Joshua S. Hill

Dec 3, 2025

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NACS or CCS2: Which is the better EV charging standard?
Is Australia’s EV charger plug war really over? Will we eventually get the NACS plug? The short answer is “no, not ever.” The long answer is a bit more complicated.
Bryce Gaton

Dec 3, 2025

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Hyundai revises range for Ioniq 5, ditches smaller battery and digital side mirrors
Hyundai announces big changes to its popular Ioniq 5 lineup, slashing number of variants, removing the smaller battery option, and ditching the digital side mirrors.
Joshua S. Hill

Dec 3, 2025

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EV sales bounce back in November 2025, as Zeekr 7X leaps into top 3
EV sales bounce back in November, with Tesla regaining top spot, and the new Zeekr 7X and the BYD Atto 2 making a big splash.
Riz Akhtar

Dec 3, 2025

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EU flags changes to 2035 ban on new combustion engine cars
“Open to all technologies:” EU flags softening of proposed 2035 ban of ICE cars, under pressure from German carmakers to allow for hybrids and biofuels.
Benjamin Wehrmann

Dec 3, 2025

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Tesla still dominant as Norway posts 97.6 per cent EV share in November
Nearly 20,000 new cars hit the roads in Norway in November, and 97.6 per cent of them were battery electric vehicles (EVs), with Tesla being the dominant player.
Joshua S. Hill

Dec 2, 2025

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Tesla and Polestar see gains in EV sales in November
Tesla sales see a big rise in November, with Model Y leading in early market data release and Polestar also doing well.
Riz Akhtar

Dec 2, 2025

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Multimedia

Video: Deepal S07 review – Great drive, but is it enough in 2025?
Tim and Tanya take Deepal’s S07 out for a proper first-drive review. Smooth? Definitely. Spacious? Mostly. But with tough rivals, does this newcomer offer anything truly standout?
Tanya Shukla and Tim Eden

Dec 2, 2025

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Number of electric cars on German roads approaches 2 million
The number of purely electric cars on Germany’s roads looks set to climb above 2 million by the end of the year, but will fall well short of 2030 target.
Soren Amelang

Dec 2, 2025

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EV Explainers

EV charging advice V0.2 – do we need to go to 100 per cent?
How often should we charge? And should we always go to 100 per cent, or just some of the time – or not at all? Questions from a new EV owner.
Bryce Gaton

Dec 2, 2025

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