Rob Dean, Author at The Driven

Tesla has missed the boat: The BYD Shark 6 plug in ute is fantastic value for money

The BYD Shark 6 plug-in hybrid ute is fantastic value for money, and has attracted the interest of a lot of Tesla fan-boys. If only it can get its deliveries sorted.

3 min

EV News

I strayed from the Tesla cult and went to the dark side

We own two Tesla cars but the price on the MG4 was irresistible for our youngest daughter. Such a shame about the dealership experience.

3 min

Charging

Some short term fixes to grid constraints that are putting brakes on EV charger rollout

The rollout of public EV charging infrastructure across Australia is more than a year behind what is necessary for the number of EVs. Some blame grid constraints, but there are other options.

4 min

A tale of two remote off-grid EV fast chargers: The wondering and the woeful

Having a diesel generator start up and blow smoke through a Roadhouse is not a good look for NRMA's new remote standalone charging stations. They have to do better.

4 min

The good, the great, and the really bad: A review of an EV charging network

We did a tour of the newly upgraded RAA charging network. They are mostly great, and one even includes sideways parking for those EVs towing something. But one key site is a big disappointment.

3 min

Diesel vs electric across the Nullarbor: Which is the lowest cost in fuel?

The fuel costs for comparable SUVs crossing the Nullarbor clearly favour the electric SUV over the diesel one.

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Charging

Crowd funded DC charger installed at Nullarbor Roadhouse to defuse bottlenecks

EV driving groups band together to roll out a much-needed DC charger at the Nullabor Roadhouse.

4 min

Driving Tasmania is EV heaven

Tasmania is blessed with a fast charging network provided by the people, for the people. It means you don't have to spend hours planning where to charge.