Rachel Williamson, Author at The Driven IO

Saturday, August 8, 2026

Rachel Williamson

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

Charging & V2G

Private equity giant sinks $250m into Australian EV charging technology company
Private equity giant plans to “supercharge” EVSE expansion, including smart metering and offering EV “charging as a service” models to corporate and fleet customers.
Rachel Williamson

Dec 18, 2023

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Electric Cars

Toyota carbon emissions soar, now more than Australia, as it seeks to slow EV uptake
Toyota’s reported carbon emissions soar after being forced to account for the use of the fossil fuel cars it makes.
Rachel Williamson

Nov 20, 2023

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Electric Work Vehicles

New entrant in EVs-for-mines market predicts 7,200 in sales by 2027
Australian company Climatech Zero is moving into EVs by licensing its Irish partner’s autonomous vehicle software.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 31, 2023

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Electric Work Vehicles

Fortescue unveils new 240 tonne haul truck, but has three year wait for WAE battery
Fortescue unveils its new massive 240-tonne haul truck, but the batteries for the new Liebherr 240 machines will not be ready until 2026.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 26, 2023

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Charging & V2G

NSW government to spend $10m to add EV chargers at 100 apartment buildings
NSW funding to boost EV charging in apartment buildings.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 23, 2023

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Electric Cars

NSW says it’s unfair EV owners don’t pay road tax, will review High Court rejection
NSW says its unfair EV owners don’t pay road tax. But just because EV owners don’t pay a fuel-like tax, it doesn’t mean they aren’t contributing to roads.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 18, 2023

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EV News

High Court dumps Victoria’s “world’s worst” EV road tax
High Court dumps Victoria EV road tax in major win for electric vehicle advocates.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 18, 2023

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Electric Cars

Australian prices released for high performance Abarth electric hatchback
The Fiat Abarth comes with fossil fuel sound, with a boom box that will reproduce the roar of the old petrol engine.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 22, 2023

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Electric Cars

Model 3 catches fire near Goulburn, as discarded MG battery destroys five cars at airport
A Tesla Model 3 has caught fire near Goulburn on the same night a discarded battery from an MG EV caught fire in a lot at Sydney Airport.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 13, 2023

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Electric Cars

BYD stars as cost of owning an EV now on par with ICE cars – even without rooftop solar
The car that caught the eye of latest cost comparison between EVs and ICE vehicles is the BYD Atto 3, which was rated third most affordable SUV to run.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 11, 2023

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