In 2018, my wife and I did a tour of China. We were impressed by the speed of change evident around us as the government lifted millions from poverty. Did your parents motivate you to eat your dinner by exhorting: “Think of the starving millions in China!” Some areas were … [continued]
When I made the transition from a petrol-powered Hyundai V6 Sonata to a Tesla Model 3 SR+, my main reason was concern for the planet. Since driving the car for over 90,000 km (56,000 miles), I have discovered that there are many other reasons to switch. These include total cost … [continued]
The Australian federal parliament recalled to pass energy legislation, gas companies threatening to withhold supply, massive war profits from the Ukraine crisis, coal-fired power stations breaking down, government legislating a price cap, utilities jockeying for EV charging business, renewables taking a large bite out of energy grid supply — all … [continued]
According to the latest Rethink Energy report, “global solar installations are on track for 222 GW of installations during 2022, and manufacturing output shows that next year this will rise by even more as solar manufacturing surges. This demonstrates that the solar industry has shaken off the drag of high … [continued]
In a step towards helping New Zealand become the Norway of the South Pacific, Air New Zealand has signed a letter of intent to purchase 23 Alice electric planes. These are to be used for short-haul passenger and freight services across the many islands of Aotearoa (NZ). This appears to … [continued]
With 140 confirmed orders, Janus Electric is rolling to success. After writing about its converted cement truck, I decided to reach out to Lex Forsyth (General Manager, Janus Electric) and ask how the company was going. There is good news and sad (for Australia) news. The good news is that … [continued]
That’s how Stephen and Debbie describe their experience of going from a 16 year old Honda CRV to the refreshed MG ZS EV. They can’t stop driving it and have done 900 km in the last two weeks. The car is proving itself beyond their expectations, and the support they … [continued]
I worked in the Chinchilla/Dulacca area of Queensland’s Darling Downs in the early ’80s. It was a sea of undulating green fields — wheat and sorghum. Then came the coal mines, the gas fracking, and the polarization with the “Lock the Gate” and “Coal for Breakfast” campaigns. Now the area … [continued]
This is the story Jonathan and Michelle told me after our last Coffee, Cake and EVs meeting at Bracken Ridge Tavern. He went from first impressions of a friend’s Toyota Prius, to a Hyundai Ioniq, and ended up with a Tesla Model Y — with a detour in a Hyundai … [continued]
For ten years, the Liberal (right-leaning) federal government has delayed, obfuscated, and outright ambushed plans to move Australian power generation from reliance on fossil fuels to renewables. In response, many states have done what they can to make the transition without federal help. One of the most prominent has been … [continued]
