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Bryce Gaton is an expert on electric vehicles and contributor for The Driven and Renew Economy. He has been working in the EV sector since 2008 and is currently working as EV electrical safety trainer/supervisor for the University of Melbourne. He also provides support for the EV Transition to business, government and the public through his EV Transition consultancy EVchoice.

Reader question: We live off grid and are getting a Polestar 2. How should we manage charging?

I live off-grid in the Wimmera and make frequent trips to Melbourne - approximately 300km. How can I tell how the Polestar2 will perform in real life?

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Planning a long-distance EV trip? Key tips for the Land of the Slow Transition

In the first days of the internal combustion engine, drivers had to carry two-gallon tins of fuel. Now, EV road trippers need to have both a Plan A and Plan B in place.

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Australian company strikes record deal to roll out kerbside charging points

EVX announces plans to install 1,000 kerbside charging points across Australia in collaboration with UK EV charging company Connected Kerb.

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Kempower to deliver more than 50 rapid and ultra-rapid DC chargers to South Australia

Finland's Kempower to deliver more than 50 rapid and ultra rapid chargers of up to 200kW, with the first stock to arrive this week.

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France’s Legrand launches Green’Up EV chargers in Australia and New Zealand

France's Legrand announces launch of its residential and commercial charging equipment into the Australia and New Zealand markets.

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Like changing a gas bottle in a BBQ: EV battery swap technology charges on

Battery swapping is like changing over a bottle for the barbeque, but for EV batteries. And it's taking off.

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The cheapest EV to own and run in Australia, and cheapest to charge

RACV annual survey says cheapest to own EV in Australia costs little more than the average monthly cost of a small petrol SUV, and also ranks cheapest to charge.

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Non-Tesla EVs to get access to government funded Tesla Supercharger sites

Tesla will open up at least parts of its SuperCharging network to non-Tesla EVs as part of a funding deal with the NSW government.

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This aspiring and persistent EV owner has installed the first kerb-side pop up charger

In the leafy (but largely off-street parking deficient) suburb of Albert Park in Melbourne, there is now the very first operational Kerbcharge unit.

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Finnish EV charging giant launches in Australia, with “superfast” chargers and V2G

Virta officially launches in Australia market with the unveil of the first superfast EV charger it is rolling out in partnership with Australia's Tetris Energy.

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