The Driven

1 min

The Driven Podcast: Simon Hackett’s chance meeting with young Elon Musk

Simon Hackett made his fortune in the broadband boom and is now the largest shareholder in battery storage maker Redflow. He’s also Australia’s biggest fan of Tesla electric vehicles.

2 min

Renault plans 60MWh storage system made from old EV batteries

Renault proposes to use bank of used electric vehicle batteries to create a 60MWh energy storage system for use on the electricity grid.

5 min

Electric vehicle manufacturers finally get serious about Australia

Choice of electric vehicles in Australia is finally set to grow this year with a raft of new models promising longer range, low running costs and at long last some priced around the $50,000 mark.

2 min

Battery swapping future on cards for Yamaha electric scooters

Yamaha intends to apply Gogoro’s battery swapping technology to their own Yamaha-branded e-scooters.

Nissan LEAF starts the Electric Marathon

2 min

Nissan LEAF is driving electric marathon event in Europe

Six Nissan LEAFs power their way across Europe as part of 3,700km Tallsinki – Monte-Carlo electric marathon racing event.

Suzuki set to test first electric vehicles, targeting huge India market

India's largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki, has announced that it will soon begin testing of its first electric vehicle prototype as it gears up to release 50 electric cars onto the Indian market.

2 min

NZ to offer more electric vehicle incentives, as EV registrations reach 10,000

New Zealand reaches 10,000 electric vehicle registrations and flags new policies to encourage EVs - include a penalty for buyers of high emissions vehicles and a rebate for low or zero emission cars.

1 min

Video: Listen to the sound of a Tesla Semi accelerating

Like a "spaceship taking off:" Watch and listen to the other-wordly sound of a Tesla Semi – trailer attached – accelerating.

2 min

Hyundai to send 1,000 hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks to Switzerland

A fleet of 1,000 hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks forms the central part of a memorandum inked between South Korean carmaker Hyundai and Swiss renewable resource company H2 Energy.

2 min

Porsche gives up on diesel to set sights on electric and hybrid future

Porsche will no longer invest in vehicles fueled by diesel, preferring instead to concentrate its efforts on growing electric mobility market.