Rachel Williamson, Author at The Driven IO

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Rachel Williamson

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

EV News

‘Don’t slam brakes on EVs’: Sparks fly over push for road user charges
Federal treasurer is being urged to adopt user charges for electric cars to help pay for road maintenance EV charging, but advocates say any such charge should be universal.
Andrew Brown and Jacob Shteyman

Aug 12, 2025

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EV News

Road tax floated for EV users ahead of economic summit
A tax on electric car drivers to help pay for road maintenance is ‘sensible’ as fewer petrol cars enter the market, a federal frontbencher says.
Andrew Brown

Aug 11, 2025

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BYD to launch a near 3,000 horsepower electric hypercar – the world’s most powerful EV
BYD’s most powerful car spotted in regulatory approval works, and it will likely be the most powerful production EV ever made.
Riz Akhtar

Aug 11, 2025

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EV News

Tesla takes FSD to New Zealand, and negotiates speed humps and building sites
Tesla FSD demo surfaces from the inner-city streets of Auckland, New Zealand, showing how progressed the system really is.
Riz Akhtar

Aug 10, 2025

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Leapmotor slashes $7,000 off price of C10 electric family SUV
Leapmotor provides up to $7,000 factory bonus to boost sales in Q3.
Riz Akhtar

Aug 9, 2025

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Lower cost MG4 electric hatchback variant spotted testing in Sydney
MG’s upcoming affordable electric hatchback spotted testing in Australia for first time.
Riz Akhtar

Aug 9, 2025

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Charging & V2G

Tesla opens Australia’s biggest charging site with 20 bays
Australia’s biggest fast charging site is now open for business with prices starting as low as $0.52/kWh, making it one of the most affordable too.
Riz Akhtar

Aug 9, 2025

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Electric goes large: low-emission utes, vans get a show
Utes that can be plugged in and vans that run on batteries have gone on show in Australia for the first time, which experts say is proof the market has moved.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Aug 8, 2025

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Zeekr announces lower than expected pricing of Australia’s fastest charging EV
Zeekr announces lower than expected pricing of the Zeekr 7X, and offers freebies such as free home charging kits for the first 1,000 customers.
Riz Akhtar

Aug 8, 2025

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EV News

Graphs of the Day: Tesla’s volatile but weakening EV sales performance
Tesla’s monthly EV sales have always been volatile, but now the peaks are not as high and the valleys are very low. So how is the rest of the market travelling?
Giles Parkinson

Aug 7, 2025

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Reviews

Geely EX5 review: Electric SUV is great value for money, and not just a distraction
The Geely EX5 is great value with so many features included that it begs the question, why would anyone buy a fossil fueled dinosaur instead? It is not perfect, however.
Tim Eden

Aug 7, 2025

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EV News

Load shifting just got real: How V2G has changed my (electric) world
After two weeks of living in the world of V2G charging, I can happily report the experience is mind-blowingly fantastic!
Dr Philippa England

Aug 7, 2025

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