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giles parkinson
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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Model Y Performance road trip: A breathtaking solution to a noisy and dirty world

  • March 17, 2023
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  • Giles Parkinson
The Model Y Performance may look just like the RWD version, but its bigger battery and extra motor deliver a breathtaking ride. But it comes at a price.
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Multiple EVs at a charging site
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Australia’s accelerating EV transition: Four years ago, I had to charge at the rubbish tip

  • March 9, 2023
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  • Bryce Gaton
When I drove my EV from Melbourne to Sydney four years ago, I had to charge at a rubbish trip. This week, en route to Fully Charged, I realised how much the network has developed.
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Atto Gal Perth to Sydney
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“Atto Gal’s” epic electric adventure from Perth to Sydney and back in a BYD EV

  • February 21, 2023
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  • Sarah White
The remarkable story of the history-making first crossing (and double crossing!) of Australia in a BYD Atto 3 electric SUV.
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Beware of Yaris Drivers: Rear-ended BYD electric SUV and its 4,300km solar odyssey

  • February 15, 2023
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A newly bought - and newly rear-ended - BYD Atto 3 electric SUV completes 4,300kms journey visiting solar clients in the Sunshine State.
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Tesla Model 3 tows boat 3200km on epic road trip costing half the price of diesel

  • January 20, 2023
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  • Monty Lang
Have EVs killed the road trip? Absolutely not! We towed a boat on a 3,200km return trip from Sydney to Tasmania, towing a boat - at half the cost of diesel.
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An absolute hoot: Kicking ICE on an electric Livewire road trip

  • January 10, 2023
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  • Nigel Morris
This all-electric ride was every single bit as fun as an ICE ride, with slightly longer breaks and spending less than $10 on electricity, instead of $150 on petrol.
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Electric road trips in UK: Cleaner than fossil fuels, and plenty of charging options

  • December 7, 2022
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EVs are easy on the highway and fun on hilly and windy roads, and they are also really good on the narrow country lanes that dominate the UK road map.
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Instant torque and no noise: How an EV convert fell in love with his Model Y

  • November 30, 2022
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  • Gavin Mooney
I love driving our Model Y - the instant torque and the lack of noise - and what this means in practice.
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Planning a long-distance EV trip? Key tips for the Land of the Slow Transition

  • November 10, 2022
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  • Bryce Gaton
In the first days of the internal combustion engine, drivers had to carry two-gallon tins of fuel. Now, EV road trippers need to have both a Plan A and Plan B in place.
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Another sorry tale of broken EV chargers and unrealistic range expectations

  • November 2, 2022
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  • Gregory Olsen
Headwinds, inclines, an extra passenger and busted fast-chargers. Why we had to rely on a diesel powered tilt-truck to get our BYD Atto 3 extended range back home.
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