Charging & V2G

Tesla Model 3 owners make 6,000km round trip to FNQ for $186

Tesla Model 3 owners make 6,000km round trip to FNQ for $186

Trip from Brisbane to Cairns in an EV is cheap to do, but highlights the fact EV charging networks are woefully unprepared for coming EV tidal wave.
Tesla plans world’s biggest EV charging station, with 164 stalls

Tesla plans world’s biggest EV charging station, with 164 stalls

Tesla is rolling out another 420 EV Supercharger units across its home state of California, including what could be the world’s largest single charging facility so far.
Finnish company Kempower chosen for Australia’s longest EV charging network

Finnish company Kempower chosen for Australia’s longest EV charging network

Modular, dual outlet EV chargers from Finnish Kempower will be installed on the Western Australia EV charging network.
“Vehicle-to-surgery:” Doctor uses Rivian R1T to provide power for vasectomy

“Vehicle-to-surgery:” Doctor uses Rivian R1T to provide power for vasectomy

Doctor performs “Rivian-powered vasectomy” during grid outage using power from recently acquired R1T electric ute.
How our old, inner city apartment block added electric vehicle charging

How our old, inner city apartment block added electric vehicle charging

There are plenty of stories of people having difficulty getting electric vehicle charging into apartment blocks – we enthusiastically embraced the idea.
Tesla Supercharger prices jump sharply, as network expansion plan hits delays

Tesla Supercharger prices jump sharply, as network expansion plan hits delays

The cost of using Tesla’s Supercharging network increases as the EV maker adds more locations to its rollout list.
EV chargers to be mounted on power poles to help households with no parking

EV chargers to be mounted on power poles to help households with no parking

ARENA funds trial of 50 EV chargers mounted on power poles. There could be demand for 190,000 such EV chargers once everyone goes electric.
On the road to Gundagai: NRMA powers outback EV road trip

On the road to Gundagai: NRMA powers outback EV road trip

A wedding on the Sunshine Coast was a good excuse to take our 2015 Tesla on its fourth long trip across the Nullabor. And in NSW we chose the non-Tesla charging route.