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Giles Parkinson

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.

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Hydrogen car is dead and buried, just three years after Morrison hailed it a “game changer”

  • 16 September 2024
  • 70 comments
  • Giles Parkinson
Tim Wilson, Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Toyota Australia president Matthew Callachor and Minister for Energy Angus Taylor pose for a photo with a hydrogen-fuelled car in Melbourne. (AAP Image/Pool, William West)
Former Coalition government made a big deal about hydrogen cars while claiming the EV would ruin the weekend. But no one is about to take a fuel cell car on a camping trip.
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  • Charging
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Tesla to add 30 new Supercharger sites around Australia in big boost to EV network

  • 15 September 2024
  • 38 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla to rapidly increase supercharger sites across Australia with supercharger map now showing upcoming sites to helps more EV drivers.
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  • 3 min
  • EV News

Leapmotor reveals key details of C10 electric SUV, expected to be one of lowest cost EVs

  • 14 September 2024
  • 10 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Chinese brand Leapmotor released specs of its C10 electric SUV, expected to be one of the most affordable EVs in the Australian market.
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

MG slashes prices again on its most-popular electric car

  • 13 September 2024
  • 19 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
MG offers large factory bonus discounts to maintain sales momentum on its best-selling EV model.
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  • 5 min
  • EV News
  • Policy

How to get battery electric vehicles to the mainstream

  • 12 September 2024
  • 25 comments
  • Sandra Wappelhorst & Sonsoles Díaz
It's hard to sell new ideas and products to the early and late majority, and the laggards. We saw this with radios, cable TV, and personal computers, and now with EVs.
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Jet Charge to help Australia’s largest insurer electrify vehicle fleet

  • 11 September 2024
  • 6 comments
  • Joshua S. Hill
Australia’s leading electric vehicle infrastructure company announced partnership with local insurer IAG to electrify its fleet of around 650 vehicles.
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  • 2 min
  • Charging
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Public hospital installs six EV fast chargers adjacent to emergency department

  • 11 September 2024
  • 23 comments
  • Joshua S. Hill
Six charging bays with 150kW EV charger units have been installed adjacent the hospital's emergency department entrance, for use by staff, patients and visitors.
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  • EV News

Step change: Panasonic to begin mass production of 4680 EV battery cells

  • 11 September 2024
  • 15 comments
  • Joshua S. Hill
Panasonic says new 4680 battery cells will revolutionise the EV industry, making them more efficient and boosting capacity.
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  • 3 min
  • EV News

Geely: Another Chinese automotive giant to enter Australia with first EV

  • 11 September 2024
  • 28 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Automotive giant Geely Auto to enter Australia with a tech-focused electric SUV designed for 89 markets.
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  • 2 min
  • Charging
  • EV News

Tesla reaches supercharger milestone, opens multiple new sites

  • 10 September 2024
  • 11 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
Tesla opens multiple new sites across two states, making it easier for EV drivers to travel further in the coming months.

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