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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: 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.

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Hyundai to replace electric car batteries after spate of fires, reports say

Hyundai reportedly agrees to replace batteries in all electric vehicles, including Kona and Ioniq, but it is not yet clear if this will extend to overseas markets such as Australia.

3 min

Controversial state EV taxes could be blocked at federal level

The federal Greens have written a law that would penalise states for taxing EV owners, describing such moves as a "terrible idea."

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New sighting of Hyundai Ioniq 5 testing at Tritium Brisbane headquarters

New images of Hyundai Ioniq 5 show it charging at a 75kW EV charger at Tritium's headquarters in Brisbane.

New Mini electric hatch with multi-tone roof. Source: BMW

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Mini electric hatch gets makeover, driver assist upgrade

BMW announces Mini electric hatch will get new exterior and interior design tweaks and driver assistance upgrades from March.

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MG leads growth in electric SUV sales, but Australia still lags world EV push

The new MG has helped lift electric SUV sales in Australia off a tiny base, but the growth is swamped by consumer demand for fossil fuel cars as Australia falls further behind rest of world.

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