Dec 17, 2024 · The Driven is Australia’s most-read electric vehicle news site, covering the latest EV stories both in Australia and overseas.

Nov 4, 2021 · Vehicle to load (V2L) is starting to appear as a feature in some new battery electric vehicles (BEVs). It allows you to power 240V appliances (the ‘load’ bit in V2L) directly from the BEV (the ‘vehicle’ bit in V2L). The beauty of this new system is that it is simple and provides more power for much longer than using portable 12V to 240V inverters that can quickly flatten a …

4 hours ago · Australian Tesla Model S clocks up 800,000 kms. And it still driving like new and with just its second set of brake pads.

Dec 17, 2024 · We review the past year, look to the interesting arrivals in 2025, contemplate the Tesla conundrum, and talk to EV conversion specialist Nick Cummins from ElectroGusto.

Jan 21, 2025 · The Audi e-tron GT is a high performance grand tourer built on the same underlying platform as the Porsche Taycan, with an 800 V architecture and 320 kW maximum DC fast charging speed. All e-tron GT variants are powered by a dual-motor all-wheel drive system. Audi has confirmed significant upgrades are coming with the 2025 e-tron GT, including a larger 105 kWh battery, more powerful and ...

1 day ago · Tesla CEO Elon Musk has admitted that Tesla’s older fleet of electric cars equipped with Hardware 3 computers and camera systems will need to be upgraded to fully utilise its FSD (full self-driving) software in the future. At the company’s Q4 earnings call today, Musk said: “We are going to have to upgrade Hardware 3 for people who bought FSD. That’s the honest answer. It’s …

Dec 4, 2024 · Sales of plug-in electric cars climb above 100,000 in 2024 for the first time, the EVC says, although this figure is boosted by strong growth in plug-in hybrids.

Dec 12, 2024 · Fifty electric vehicles will offer free rides around Melbourne during the Australian Open in a partnership designed to promote the zero emissions technology.

Dec 19, 2024 · Tim has 20 years experience in the IT industry including 14 years as a network engineer and site reliability engineer at Google Australia. He is an EV and renewable energy enthusiast who is most passionate about helping people understand and …

Nov 9, 2024 · Bowen says that agreement on new standards means that EV owners will be able to use vehicle to grid technology - effectively using their cars as batteries on wheels - by the end of the year.