The Driven

2 min

Last mile deliveries: Logistics giant leads $45 million plan to help owner drivers go electric

Project funded by ARENA will provide discount leases and charging infrastructure to get more than 100 last mile delivery vans and trucks owned by drivers onto the road.

The Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV. Source: Daimler

1 min

EV News

More than 1,400 high-end EVs recalled over battery fault

More than 1400 luxury electric cars have been recalled in Australia after the discovery a serious battery fault that can result in the vehicles losing power while driving.

2 min

EV News

New 2024 BYD Atto 3 lands in the hands of first Australian customers

New BYD Atto 3 finally lands in Australia with owner sharing the key updates the new model brings.

12 min

BYD Seal lays down challenge to Model 3, but it is more likely to be a Camry killer

Seal has been the first BEV for some time where people stopped me in the street to ask questions and comment on how they liked its looks.

4 min

Charging

End of an Era: WA’s privately funded first rural fast DC charger has done its job

From diesel to frying fat, and despite the Russian trolls, the first rural DC fast charger in Australia's biggest state has done its job.

3 min

EV News

Xpeng opens pre orders for G6 electric SUV, its first EV in Australia

Xpeng, one of the best known EV brands in China, has opened pre-orders for its first electric car model that it will bring to Australia, the sleek G6 electric SUV.

The BYD Dolphin charging at Jurien Bay with the Mighty electric truck.

4 min

Low cost EVs: Is the BYD Dolphin any good for long road trips?

We have travelled this road many times in our Tesla Model Y, and looked forward to a comparison with the BYD Dolphin, one of Australia's lowest cost EV offerings.

1 min

“Fundamental rethink:” One third of people willing to give up owning cars, nearly half in big cities

Survey finds 70 per cent of people call for "fundamental rethink" of mobility, and one third willing to give up a car. No, it's not Australia.

2 min

Charging

Too good to be missed: An entire school electric bus fleet is sending power the grid

Zum has a goal of electrifying 10,000 bi-directional school buses across the country with the potential to supply 300 GWh of energy to the power grids annually.

Subaru Solterra in its element on dirt roads. Image: Tim Eden

5 min

Solterra review: Is Subaru’s first electric car Outback ready?

As a long time Subaru driver I was fascinated to see how its first electric car, the Solterra, shaped up - and how it compares with its Toyota sister EV.