In this time of global cost of living crisis, community housing tenants in Adelaide’s north will enjoy reduced power bills following the installation this month of solar panels on their roofs. The organization Citizens Own Renewable Energy Network Australia (CORENA) has partnered with Believe Housing (formerly known as Anglicare) to … [continued]
Australia’s Woolworths Group, which is not related to South Africa’s Woolworths, has announced that it aims to make all its home delivery trucks 100% electric-powered by 2030, which will see more than 1,000 EVs added to the nation’s roads. It will be the first Australian supermarket chain to do so. … [continued]
Brisbane, Queensland, has won the bid for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic games. These games are the first required to be “climate positive.” In their latest Network Electric Vehicles Tactical Plan, Energex, which operates the electricity distribution network in and around Brisbane, and Ergon Energy Network, which operates the network … [continued]
Aline repeated this phrase “the good old days” many times as we enjoyed a coffee together in Brisbane, Queensland. I was intrigued by what she meant by “the good old days” and had to know more. Aline bought her Tesla Model X in 2017, and back then, she says, they … [continued]
The ACEN group made two announcements over the weekend. The first one, through AMI AC Renewables, a subsidiary of AMI Khanh Hoa, was a collaboration with energy technology supplier Honeywell to embark on an ambitious pilot project involving a battery energy storage system (BESS) in Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. The second … [continued]
Electric cars have for the longest time been significantly more expensive than their ICE equivalents. Consumers have been patiently waiting for the day more electric vehicles become competitive from an upfront purchase price point of view. Of course, from a Total Cost of Ownership perspective, electric cars have had an … [continued]
As part of the Gayndah Orange Festival, the committee organized a family fun day on the Sunday. We had stayed overnight with friends and were keen to show our Tess (our Tesla Model 3) to the locals and answer questions. It was a sunny and welcoming day. Some curious questioners … [continued]
The sun is shining on my panels, my battery is filling up, and solar is king in Queensland. The downside of this is that Australia desperately needs more wind. There is not enough wind in Australia’s grid. According to the NEM, we are currently producing about 8 GW of electricity … [continued]
Great news: 9.5% of new cars sold in Australia in April 2023 were fitted with a plug. We are close to 10% penetration! The growth appears to mainly be in PHEVs. That means all those Australians with solar on the roof can operate their cars for zero dollars, saving money, … [continued]
That’s how John and Karen Dunne described their trip from Brisbane through New South Wales and Victoria to the wine country of South Australia. Five and a half thousand kilometres in all with no real issues — incredibly smooth. “Driving the Tesla Model 3 Long Range on Autopilot meant that … [continued]
