The Driven Podcast: Inner city blues – where to find a fast EV charge
Clean Energy Finance Corp boss Ian Learmonth has an EV, but no garage, and struggles to find a fast EV charger in the city. He shares his views on the EV transition.
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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: Two blokes and an electric motorbike dream
How two brothers from Queensland coal country launched into the electric motorbike market.
The Driven Podcast: Taking EV charging to caravan parks
Peter Nattrass, head of Future Industries with the South Australian government, on why camping grounds and motels are key to EV charging networks.
The Driven Podcast: Coal miners in Teslas
Daniel Bleakley on why his Coal miners in Teslas video series has been such a hit, and how his Model 3 performance EV is helping to reduce fears about the future.
The Driven Podcast: The future of electric bikes
Nigel Morris talks about the transition to electric motorbikes with animator, film-maker and electric motorcycle YouTuber Sam Baker.
The Driven Podcast: New Niro, Leaf’s V2G, and Victoria’s EV subsidy
We test drive the new Kia Niro and talk to Nissan’s Ben Warren on progress on vehicle-to-grid, and Solar Victoria’s Stan Krpan on the state’s EV subsidy.
The Driven Podcast: The Sunshine state’s plan to go electric
We talk to RACQ head of policy Rebecca Michael about the electric vehicle transition in Queensland.
The Driven Podcast: Why Australia’s big utilities are plugging into EVs
We talk to Origin Energy’s head of mobility, and head of strategy, Chau Le, about the utility’s new push into electric vehicles.
The Driven Podcast: Tasmania gets itself ready for electric driving holidays
Tasmania has just completed its fast-charging network that serves the entire state. We speak to Electric Highway boss Clive Attwater about what this means for EV tourism.
The Driven Podcast: MG goes electric, and wants to lead the market
The famous MG brand - now China owned - has launched its first electric car in Australia and has big ambitions. We talk to MG Australia’s head of development, and take the MG ZS EV for a drive.