Tom Stacey, Author at The Driven IO

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Sunday, August 2, 2026

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Tom Stacey

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Charging & V2G

At last, the servo of the future has arrived: It’s electric, and it’s located nearby
Our charging options entered a new phase when two reliable fast chargers popped up at a nearby supermarket. More have followed and now we are spoilt for recharging choice. The servo of the future has arrived.
Harry Barber

Jul 9, 2025

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Honda reportedly scraps plan for large electric SUV because of falling demand
Honda has reportedly scrapped plans to develop a large electric SUV, mostly due to declining demand for electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States.
Joshua S. Hill

Jul 8, 2025

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Charging & V2G

Do we really need more kerbside EV chargers in the inner city?
Kerbside chargers in the inner city are mostly under-utilised and often vacant, or blocked by fossil cars. If we are to have more, we need some clear rules.
Chris Johnson

Jul 7, 2025

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EV News

EVs account for 1 in 4 new cars in UK, nearly 1 in 5 in Germany
Full battery electric vehicles accounted for one in four new cars sold in the United Kingdom in June, and nearly one in five in Germany, but it’s not Tesla that is driving this growth.
Joshua S. Hill

Jul 7, 2025

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Electric Transport

First electric buses begin operating in Perth’s suburban network
11 new electric buses servicing the suburbs for the first time will be operating out of a depot that is being converted into the state’s largest EV bus charging facility, capable of supporting 110 electric buses.
Joshua S. Hill

Jul 7, 2025

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Fastest Tesla Model Y Performance spied with full frontal reveal
Tesla’s fastest Australian-bound electric SUV spotted, revealing what we can expect in the coming months.
Riz Akhtar

Jul 7, 2025

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Charging & V2G

Electric vehicle charging in Australia – are we there yet?
NRMA is being funded by the federal government to roll out national charging infrastructure and appears to be deaf to consumer sentiment about what good charging looks like.
Chris Johnson

Jul 7, 2025

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Xpeng launches G7 at less than $A41,700, obtains 10,000 orders in just 9 minutes
Xpeng launches sharply priced G7 electric SUV, and rakes in thousands of orders in first few minutes.
Riz Akhtar

Jul 5, 2025

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Charging & V2G

Tesla opens 168-stall Supercharger station, with solar farm and big batteries
Tesla opens one of the biggest fast charging sites in the world, with a huge solar arrary, big batteries and up to 168 stalls on one of the world’s busiest EV corridors.
Riz Akhtar

Jul 5, 2025

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BYD offers $4,000 cash back incentive for top selling Shark 6 plug-in ute
After selling over 10,000 Shark 6 utes, BYD makes a $4,000 cash back offer for its top selling PHEV ute.
Riz Akhtar

Jul 5, 2025

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EV News

Network says it can help make EV charging “equitable, effective and reliable”
The operator of Australia’s biggest distributed network is keen to have a role in the roll-out of kerbside EV charging. EV industry groups and consumer advocates disagree.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 4, 2025

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Electric Work Vehicles

Autonomous electric tractors headed to Australia with pitch to farmers
Dutch company behind electric autonomous tractors is setting its sights on Australia and will pitch to local farmers at a conference in Victoria later this month.
Matthew Biss

Jul 4, 2025

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