Don Imrie, the head of sales of Ebusco Australia, on electric transport and plugging in to a car charger en route to Sydney. Plus: record EV sales in Australia.

From Melbourne to Sydney by electric bus

Cory Steuben from Munro Associates on the epiphany on EVs. Plus: News of the week including MG’s budget MG4, and Tesla’s charging coup.

Tearing down electric vehicles

NRMA Energy boss Carly Irving-Dolan on motoring group's plans to start billing for fast charging, reliability, and going off grid with new fast-chargers. Plus: News of the week.

NRMA to start charging for its chargers

The story of “Atto Gal”s epic journey from Perth to Sydney and back in an electric BYD, and what she learned along the way. Plus: China’s big EV play.

Across Australia by BYD

Tony Seba

Stanford University’s Tony Seba on the accelerating shift to electric, and how EVs will change the face of the car industry forever.

Tony Seba on the rapid switch to EVs

SEA Electric’s Tony Fairweather  on electric trucks. Plus: Battery breakthroughs, Tesla’s big new game plan, and Australia’s EV strategy.

Australia’s most successful electric truck company

Robert Llewellyn

Robert Llewellyn talks electric vehicles ahead of the first Fully Charged EV show to be held in Australia next month.

Fully Charged: Robert Llewellyn on the EV transition

Ed Darmanin on avoiding trials and tribulations on recent back road trip to the top end on his electric Harley Davidson Livewire.

The Driven Podcast: Back roads to top end on electric Livewire

We test drive a heavy duty electric truck, and interview key players in an industry that is going electric faster than most people can imagine.

The trucking industry is going electric

Australian startup plans to convert Toyota Hiluxes and other utes into EVs on a commercial scale, and then create Australia’s first home-made electric ute.

Australia will soon have electric utes

Join RenewEconomy founder and editor Giles Parkinson and guests discussing exciting news and developments in the world of electric vehicles and transport.

The Driven

We talk to Electric Vehicle Council boss Behyad Jafari about the year just gone and what to expect in 2019.

Why 2019 be the year that EV market finally takes off

Robert Llewellyn is a comedian an actor who was best known for his role as the “mechanoid” Kryten in the iconic series Red Dwarf, but is now telling millions about the transition to electric vehicles.

Robert Llewellyn’s electric transition from Red Dwarf to Fully Charged

You know electric vehicles are entering the mainstream when they form a major highlight of solar expos. Nigel Morris tells us what he found at Munich’s Intersolar event.

When electric vehicles meet the solar industry

Evie Networks boss Chris Mills explains why the company’s first ultra-fast EV charging station is part of its preparation for a world of autonomous vehicles.

Ultra-fast EV chargers and the link to autonomous driving

How the World Solar Challenge led to a solar-powered trip around the world and the development of light-weight solar taxis that will save lives in Africa.

Saving lives with solar taxis

Most EV owners want to charge their vehicle batteries with their own solar power. Inverter makers are making that easier.

How to link solar, batteries and EVs

Andrew Borschberg co-piloted the Solar Impulse plane that went round the world on solar power only. He says the future of flight is electric, from passenger plants to intra-city flying pods.

From Solar Impulse to electric flight

ACT climate change minister Shane Rattenbury outlines the territory’s zero emissions strategy for transport, starting with the government fleet.

Leading the charge to electric transport

Simon Hackett owns one of only two electric plans in Australia, and explains why they beat jet fuel and why we may all soon be flying in one.

Why we may be soon flying electric planes

Behyad Jafari, Paul Cox and Stephanie Bashir wrap up the Electric Vehicle Transition Conference and look at what’s ahead.

Bright Ideas & Blind Ideology

James Kennedy

Tritium co-founder and chief technology officer James Kennedy joins The Driven podcast to outline how a small group of solar car enthusiasts founded a Brisbane-based company that is now a world leading in electric vehicle fast charging stations.

Tritium’s James Kennedy on the rapid transition to EV charging

Dave Budge from Jaunt Motors joins The Driven podcast to explain why old Land-Rovers are being converted to electric, and plans to make them a rental car. The first retro-fit is just about ready to be delivered, and there is a growing queue.

Dave Budge from Jaunt Motors joins The Driven podcast to explain why old Land-Rovers are being converted to electric, and plans to make them a rental car. <br><br>The first retro-fit is just about ready to be delivered, and there is a growing queue.

Even old Land-Rovers are going electric

EV’s are an obvious solution for Australia’s precarious fuel security and its dependence on fuel imports. Former RAAF deputy chief John Blackburn explains why.

EVs, range anxiety and fuel security

AGL’s head of distributed energy Dominique van den Berg on some remarkable predictions for EVs, who will own them and their role as a virtual power plant.

Why your EV will also be a "virtual power plant”

SEA Electric boss Tony Fairweather predicts that within five to 10 years, all delivery vans in Australia will be electric.

Why all delivery vans are going electric

With the energy transition in the main grid gathering pace, more focus is turning to de-carbonising transport. We talk to Australian engineer Stephanie Moroz, who has worked in all three sectors, about the pros and cons of biofuels, batteries and hydrogen.

Biofuels, batteries, or hydrogen

Everyone assumes that the electric vehicle transition will happen anyway. But Alina Dini, from the Institute of Future Environments, asks: Has anyone asked the consumer what they want?

Electric vehicles: Do we know what the consumers want?

Anna Skarbek, the head of ClimateWorks Australia, on the key role of electric vehicles in meeting emissions reduction targets, and why they already make financial sense for fleet owners.

Why EVs already make financial sense for fleet managers

Labor climate change spokesman Mark Butler says he is stunned by the Coalition campaign against EVs, and spells out how Labor will reach its 50% EV target.

The Coalition is "fighting the future" on EVs

The Hyundai Kona is described as a “game-changer” for electric vehicles in Australia, delivering a long range option at a cheaper price than before. So how does it rate?

Test driving the long range electric Kona

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