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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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Nissan Leaf test drive: A mobile power source that gobbles up corners

  • 12 August 2019
  • Giles Parkinson
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Nissan Leaf's marvellous e-pedal, but the best bit about this new electric vehicle is yet to be seen.
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First Model 3 test drive in Australia: Bloody hell, that was quick!

  • 6 August 2019
  • Giles Parkinson
Tesla holds its first test-drives for the Model 3 in Australia. We report back from our brief flirtation with the performance version and the standard plus.
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2019 Nissan Leaf looks like any other car in Australia, only friendlier

  • 2 August 2019
  • Bridie Schmidt
The newest Nissan Leaf to hit Australian shores reveals a vehicle that fits right in with everyday city driving, with all the modern comforts of a family vehicle plus zero emissions feelgood.
The 2019 Nissan Leaf
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Nissan Leaf 2019: Drive review, specs and pricing

  • 12 July 2019
  • Bridie Schmidt
With double the range, bidirectional charging and a roomy inside, the 2019 electric Nissan Leaf makes a good proposition in the lower price range of the EV market.
The 2019 Hyundai Kona Electric. Credit: Bridie Schmidt
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Hyundai Kona test drive: Finally, a long range EV at half the price

  • 1 April 2019
  • Giles Parkinson
We drive the Hyundai Kona for a week and deliver our verdict.
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My first EV – a Fonzarelli S1 moped

  • 15 January 2019
  • Helene and James Gatland
Set on buying a moped, we decided on an electric model for environmental reasons – and the ability to charge directly from our rooftop solar system, effectively for free. The result?
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Test Drive: Hyundai Ioniq and the “new normal” in electric cars

  • 7 December 2018
  • Giles Parkinson
Hyundai has made every effort to make its Ioniq electric vehicle range look normal or average. The driving experience is anything but.
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Australian Tesla customers get to see and touch, but not yet drive, a Model 3

  • 28 August 2018
  • Giles Parkinson
Thousands of reservation holders invited to inspect "mass market" Tesla Model 3 EV in Australia for first time. They will have to wait at least another year for delivery.

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