Australian winery readies to power cellar door with Nissan Leaf and V2H
A Nissan Leaf and a leafy vineyard in South Australia mark a major shift in the relationship between cars and buildings in Australia.
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Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model Y and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.
BYO cable: Now you can charge your EV while you watch a film at a drive-in
Drive-in theatre in Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula claims to be the world’s first to provide EV charging for patrons.
“It’s time to start living:” Touring in an EV in UK and Europe
It doesn’t always pay to be an early adopter – but you can learn a lot and hopefully help things improve for those who come along in future years.
Charging on the fly: Ten things we need to improve EV charging networks
There needs to be a lot more thought about the EV charging networks we build. Here are ten suggestions.
First Ampol EV charger site goes live and is free until August
Petrol retailer Ampol's first EV fast-charging site has opened to public in the Sydney suburb of Alexandria.
Tesla V4 supercharger: Details emerge of taller, faster EV charger
Details revealed of some features of Tesla's new V4 superchargers, including expected speeds of up to 350kW.
No new fossil taxis from 2030: ACT details rapid shift to EVs, phase-out of ICE cars
ACT releases details of its nation-leading phase out of fossil fuel car sales, including no new ICE taxis from 2030.
Suit-case sized portable EV charger wins Decarbonising Cities award
London-based ZipCharge wins award backed by Shell to help develop its Go powerbank, a portable EV charger on wheels that can provide 30-60km of range.
Tesla flags more than 20,000 Model 3 and Model Y deliveries in Australia in next five months
Tesla chair says company could double number of Tesla EVs on Australian roads by year end, and calls for emissions standards and network support for fast chargers.
Volkswagen to reuse ID.3 and ID.4 batteries in EV charging park
Volkswagen follows lead of Audi using second-life EV batteries as energy storage in electric car fast-charging hubs pilot.