Sophie Vorrath, Author at The Driven IO

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Sophie Vorrath

Sophie is editor of One Step Off The Grid and deputy editor of its sister site, Renew Economy. Sophie has been writing about clean energy for more than a decade.

Charging & V2G

“Car and charger covered:” Government extends zero interest loan to EV chargers
Tasmania government expands energy saver scheme to offer loans of between $500 and $10,000 to install EV chargers at home and businesses.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 15, 2024

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Electric Cars

Queensland targets 3,000 EVs for government fleet, with 500 already plugged in
Queensland Labor says it will have 3,000 EVs in its car fleet by 2026 and install another 2,500 chargers at government buildings over coming three years.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 24, 2023

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Batteries

Ioniq 5 owner charges car for a month for less than cost of one litre of petrol
EV owner added 120kWh to his electric car battery from his home charger in September, mostly with grid power, for a total cost of just $1.90.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 3, 2023

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Charging & V2G

Australian utility makes cheap EV charging offer, for those who plug in after midnight
Energy utility revamps EV electricity supply plan with new offer it hopes will encourage more of its electric vehicle driving customers to plug in and charge overnight.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 15, 2023

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EV News

New electric car guide shows not all EVs are same shade of green
A new, independent ranking of the environmental impacts of a range of electric cars currently on the market in Australia turns up some surprising results.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 28, 2023

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Charging & V2G

First “border-to-border” EV charging network for South Australia launches first 12 sites
South Australia’s first “border-to-border” electric vehicle charging network is opening up, with the first 12 of 140 new stations launched this week.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 2, 2023

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Charging & V2G

Mitsubishi claims Australia V2G first with installation of bi-directional chargers
Mitsubishi switches on bi-directional EV charging facilities at its head office in Adelaide that can both charge an EV, and send electricity from an EV back to the grid.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 3, 2023

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Electric Work Vehicles

Massive 15 tonne battery arrives to power Fortescue’s electric truck ambitions
Fortescue takes delivery of 15-tonne 1.4MWh battery to power the massive electric mining haul trucks in Fortescue’s iron ore operations.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 13, 2023

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Electric Transport

Queensland adds 17 new electric buses to its fleet, powered by solar depot
Another 17 electric buses are being added to the public transport fleet in south-east Queensland, built locally on Brisbane’s northside.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 13, 2023

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Electric Cars

Is Australia’s favourite ute going electric? Toyota unveils Hilux Revo BEV concept
Toyota unveils battery electric version of its hugely popular Hilux pick-up, “designed to support carbon neutrality and a better environment.”
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 20, 2022

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Charging & V2G

V2X: UK EV plant lights up Christmas with a Nissan Leaf
A Nissan Leaf is being used to power the Christmas display at UK car plant celebrating the milestone production of more than 250,000 of the popular EVs.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 16, 2022

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Electric Cars

Fully Charged to film up to 20 Australian shows ahead of March live event
Fully Charged host Robert Llewellyn will arrive in Australia in mid-January to kick off an eight-week promotional campaign ahead of the live event in Sydney.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 15, 2022

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