Electric Cars
Dancing cars, petrolheads, and the quiet art of winning over EV buyers
BYD’s Tech Day gave punters a chance to test drive the full EV lineup, and a glimpse at its luxury Denza models. The Driven went to investigate.
We ditched our stinky diesel ute, and hit the road with an EV and tourist trailer
Our Hyundai Ioniq 5 took us 5,710 kms over 54 days, from the Adelaide Hills to Tasmania and back, towing a custom-built ‘tourist’ trailer. Most intriguing was how many other EVs were towing a variety of trailers and toys.
Why can’t we make it here? The birth of one of world’s first EV industry gatherings
Former president Ronald Reagan’s big hopes for EV manufacturing may have been dashed after the first EVS, but this year’s gathering promises much on electric trucks and charging.
“Enormous surge:” EV batteries get second life as large-scale energy storage
New Zealand’s biggest utility reapplies old EV batteries into a charging facility, while German start-up raises funds to tap into huge demand for repurposing second hand EV batteries into stationary storage.
“The transition needs to happen quickly:” The Australian bank financing only EVs
One Australian bank is offering car finance only to new EVs – or demonstration ICE vehicles – as it tries to play its role in accelerating the transition to electric.
As Australia switches to EVs, it will rely more on China’s car factories – but less on foreign oil
Ending Australia’s dependence on foreign oil makes sense at a time of great geopolitical uncertainty. But going electric would lead to more reliance on China.
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