Charging & V2G

Tesla officially launches V4 cabinet, doubles supercharging speed to 500 kW

Tesla officially launches V4 cabinet, doubles supercharging speed to 500 kW

Tesla reveals details of upcoming V4 supercharger cabinets which will deliver 500 kW of charging for cars while making deployments faster.
You will soon be able to power your house with your electric car. Here’s how

You will soon be able to power your house with your electric car. Here’s how

Why can’t you plug your car in and power your house? Soon, you will be able to. The suite of technologies already exists.
EV retrofit specialists wins Australian innovation challenge

EV retrofit specialists wins Australian innovation challenge

Australian plug-and-play EV control system provider Veepower has won a major innovation award for its technology that simplifies the process of retrofitting vehicles.
Batteries on wheels: Australia to allow vehicle to grid installations by end of year

Batteries on wheels: Australia to allow vehicle to grid installations by end of year

Bowen says that agreement on new standards means that EV owners will be able to use vehicle to grid technology – effectively using their cars as batteries on wheels – by the end of the year.
Flexible EV charging prices prove to be good for solar soak, and it stopped ICEing

Flexible EV charging prices prove to be good for solar soak, and it stopped ICEing

A new study on flexible tariffs for EV chargers shows that time of use pricing can be good for the grid, and reduces ICE-ing because they are used more.
I was living in a Tesla charging bubble

I was living in a Tesla charging bubble

For years I enjoyed the comfort of the Tesla EV charging bubble. Driving a BYD from Sydney to Melbourne and back highlighted that more work is needed on public infrastructure.
Australian energy software start-up lands Arena grant for EV charger rollout

Australian energy software start-up lands Arena grant for EV charger rollout

Orkestra secures Arena funds to develop software to help fleet owners, energy companies and others assess feasibility and financial modelling of EV charging stations.
EV “batteries on wheels” could save hundreds of billions in grid costs by 2040, report finds

EV “batteries on wheels” could save hundreds of billions in grid costs by 2040, report finds

New study finds that using the batteries in electric vehicles (EVs) to store energy and feed back into the grid could save hundreds of billions of dollars.