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Giles Parkinson is founder and editor of The Driven, and also edits and founded Renew Economy and One Step Off The Grid. He has been a journalist for 35 years and is a former business and deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review.

Coalition allocates $74m to “future fuels”, including hydrogen and EVs

Coalition allocates $74m for "Future Fuels Fund" that will remove "refuelling" blackspots in regional areas, and help businesses boost capacity to host EV fast chargers.

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“It’s a game changer”: First Australian 62kWh Nissan Leaf review

First two weeks of ownership of a Nissan Leaf e+ imported from Japan has been a dream, say Canberra couple Karen and Shane Maher.

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The Driven Podcast: Is an electric hog still a hog?

The Driven’s resident bikie Nigel Morris takes the Harley Davidson Livewire for a ride, and ponders the question: Is an electric hog still a hog?

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Tesla Model 3 slashes charging time in 1,376km trip from Scotland to Cornwall

A 1,367km trip from north of Scotland to south-westerly tip of Cornwall completed in Model 3 with little over 1.5 hours of charging time.

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South Australia wants to use EVs as mobile batteries and “solar sponge”

South Australia Liberal government to develop plan to use electric vehicles as "batteries on wheels" and use charging as a "solar sponge" during the day.

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H2X names Bundaberg as first site for $300m green hydrogen fuel hub

Bundaberg first location for series of clean hydrogen production facilities along east coast of Australia in $300 million plan.

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