Musk downplays vehicle-to-grid technology: “It has lower utility than you think”
Musk says V2G could be delivered with software update, but downplays its utility because Powerwalls are more dependable storage option than battery on wheels.
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Giles Parkinson is founder and editor of The Driven, and also edits and founded the Renew Economy and One Step Off The Grid web sites. He has been a journalist for nearly 40 years, is a former business and deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review, and owns a Tesla Model 3.
Is Tesla building the world’s largest Supercharger station?
Tesla is reportedly seeking to one-up itself, again, with the construction of 56-stall Supercharger in Firebaugh, California.
South Australia wants to use EVs as mobile batteries and “solar sponge”
South Australia Liberal government to develop plan to use electric vehicles as "batteries on wheels" and use charging as a "solar sponge" during the day.
Queensland to add 13 charging stations to Electric Vehicle Super Highway
Queensland to add 13 new EV charging stations along electric super highway, taking total number between Coolangatta and Cairns, and west to Toowoomba, to 31.
Victoria regional EV charging network expands up to 24 chargers
Regional Victoria network will include up to 24 EV chargers across 12 local government areas, ensuring regional areas do not languish in era of combustion vehicles.
Tritium “Plug & Charge” tech operational at all Ionity charging sites
Tritium’s newly launched Plug & Charge solution for EV fast charging rolled out across Ionity’s European charging network.
Magnis hails “green” credentials of battery plant as it pushes Queensland giga-factory
EV batteries that would be produced in planned Townsville gigafactory touted as “potentially the greenest” in the north-eastern US market.
Australia’s Rectifier unveils first two-way electric vehicle charger
Melbourne-based company Rectifier Technologies unveils its first two-way EV charger, that will allow drivers to not only charge an EV, but also sell excess power back to grid.
Tritium launches first EV fast charger with plug and charge tech
Tritium unveils first high-speed EV fast charger using innovative "plug and charge" technology aimed at electric bus and truck market.
Evie Networks links Hobart and Launceston with first Tasmania ultra-fast charger
Evie Networks deploys its first ultra-fast chargers in Tasmania, supporting EV drivers traveling between Hobart and Launceston.