Rachel Williamson, Author at The Driven IO

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Rachel Williamson

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

Electric Transport

New Australian electric truck company signs delivery deal with Who Gives A Crap
New zero-emissions trucking company New Energy Transport has cut a deal with Who Gives A Crap to deliver greener toilet paper, and show the path for electric trucking in Australia.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 8, 2025

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Charging & V2G

Australia’s first electric prime mover charging hub gets federal funding
Australia’s first electric prime mover charging hub has received $12 million in federal funding, and will feature 14 charging bays for electric trucks.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 11, 2025

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Electric Work Vehicles

Queensland LNP axes zero-emission vehicle target for government car fleet
The Queensland government is axing a zero-emissions target for parts of the state fleet and moving to a tailpipe emissions standard for all vehicles used by public servants.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 11, 2025

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Batteries

Adelaide council votes to approve Tesla factory, despite heavily redacted opposition
The Marion council is going ahead with its plan to sell a contaminated piece of land to a developer, which wants to build bespoke Tesla battery recycling factory.
Rachel Williamson

May 28, 2025

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Batteries

“Trees not Teslas:” Elon Musk hate inspires mass objections to Adelaide battery factory
Hatred for Elon Musk’s politics and despair over the loss of green space is behind an avalanche of rejections to a proposal to redevelop a contaminated Adelaide site for a Tesla battery recycling factory.
Rachel Williamson

May 27, 2025

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Charging & V2G

The EV kerbside charger showdown: Why this fight is coming to your street
A network wants to roll out a 100 kerbside EV chargers mounted on power poles. Charger companies hate the idea. So what’s behind this fight between the private sector and a regulated monopoly? We find out.
Rachel Williamson

May 21, 2025

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Charging & V2G

EV lobby demands financial penalties as broken public chargers fail drivers
Australia needs to get serious about charger maintenance with 13 pct of the country’s installations currently out of action.
Rachel Williamson

May 20, 2025

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Charging & V2G

Ampol dumps retail electricity businesses to focus on EV charging
Ampol has sold its New Zealand and Australian electricity retail businesses so it can focus more deeply on EV charging infrastructure.
Rachel Williamson

May 14, 2025

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Charging & V2G

These are the vehicle-to-grid chargers that will be available in Australia in 2025
There are five V2G-enabled chargers that are aiming at the Australian market in 2025. More will come, but the wait continues for EV makers to commit to the technology.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 29, 2025

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Charging & V2G

Council votes again to dump public EV fast charging station – then changes its mind
Corrected: A Queensland council voted – again – to end eight years of work to install a public EV charger. Then changed its mind.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 24, 2025

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Charging & V2G

AC or DC? The charger tech choice that may dictate what your V2G future looks like
The future of electric vehicles might one day be a car with its own onboard charger and a built-in electricity supply deal – almost like a phone contract that offers both device and network.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 23, 2025

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Electric Cars

“The transition needs to happen quickly:” The Australian bank financing only EVs
One Australian bank is offering car finance only to new EVs – or demonstration ICE vehicles – as it tries to play its role in accelerating the transition to electric.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 23, 2025

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