The downsides to road tripping with a certain Tesla charging adaptor
If you use the correct equipment your electric vehicle journey will be smooth. If you try and save a few dollars, you'll soon regret it.
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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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.