The Driven Podcast: Joining the dots from EVs to the grid
Greensync’s Phil Blythe on why a pilot in Wellington may provide a blueprint of how to integrate consumer charging habits and the needs of the grid.
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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.
The Driven Podcast: What does the grid operator want to do with electric vehicles?
AEMO is looking at how electric vehicles fit into the grid. AEMO’s Greg Staib even imagines them used as batteries at peak times. Pity if you are trying to flag down a share car at the same time.
The Driven Podcast: Electric vehicles – Do we know what the consumers want?
Everyone assumes that the electric vehicle transition will happen anyway. But Alina Dini, from the Institute of Future Environments, asks: Has anyone asked the consumer what they want?
The Driven Podcast: Why EVs already make financial sense for fleet managers
Anna Skarbek, the head of ClimateWorks Australia, on the key role of electric vehicles in meeting emissions reduction targets, and why they already make financial sense for fleet owners.
The Driven Podcast: Will electric cars replace household batteries?
Tim Washington from Jet Charge on why electric vehicles may replace household batteries, and why EVs may be more valuable as batteries on wheels, rather than wheels with batteries.
The Driven Podcast: Bright Ideas & Blind Ideology
Behyad Jafari, Paul Fox and Stephanie Bashir wrap up the Electric Vehicle Transition conference and look at what’s ahead.
The Driven Podcast: Nissan Leaf test drive
Nissan has released its next generation Leaf electric vehicle, with twice the range and the chance to power the home. We take it for a drive.
The Driven Podcast: From Solar Impulse to electric flight
André Borschberg co-piloted the Solar Impulse plane that went round the world on solar power only. He says the future of flight is electric, from passenger planes to intra-city flying pods.
The Driven Podcast: Nissan launches second generation Leaf in Australia
Nissan’s head of electrification and mobility in Australia, Ben Warren, discusses new generation Leaf and its vehicle to home and vehicle to grid technology.
The Driven Podcast: When electric vehicles meet the solar industry
You know electric vehicles are entering the mainstream when they form a major highlight of solar expos. Nigel Morris tells us what he found at Munich’s Intersolar event.