Was Australia ready for Fully Charged? Mixed reactions are coming from people who attended Robert Llewellyn’s first foray into Australia — Fully Charged Sydney. It appears that the public were eager and thirsty for knowledge, but the event was ignored by most of the news media and there was a … [continued]
One of the lessons that countries are learning from the current war in Ukraine is that centralised power generation creates energy vulnerability, and therefore energy insecurity. In a despicable move against the civilians of Ukraine, Russia has targeted energy infrastructure. Wars have been fought over access to energy sources for … [continued]
In a massive irony, the Queensland Labour government will use increased taxes on coal miners to buy and complete the 1,000 km high-voltage network – Copperstring 2. These transmission lines will connect the solar- and wind-rich areas of northwestern Queensland with the industrial hub of Townsville. The communities of Mt … [continued]
Malcolm Betts of Betts Boat Electrics invited us down to the yacht capital of the Gold Coast at Coomera to show us how he is working to electrify a fleet of medium size yachts. We were joined by Jon Day, who will soon be publishing a video of the experience … [continued]
Now? Or never? A whole range of answers come forth when you ask the question “When is it the right time to buy an electric car?” I recently spoke with a young man who is keen to go electric. He is currently driving an old Honda Accord and it finally … [continued]
You still have to plan well and use charger problem solving skills when undertaking a long trip in Australia due to incomplete charging networks, as we have previously written about here and here. Arthur and Laurel Hunt recently made a return trip from Yeppoon in Central Queensland to southern Tasmania … [continued]
One of my favorite musicians is the legendary Chimurenga music icon Thomas Mapfumo, from Zimbabwe. Due to the heated political environment in Zimbabwe in the early 2000s (it still is, you can say), Thomas Mapfumo moved to the US. Although he had traveled to perform in the US several times … [continued]
Solar power has come to the smallest town in Australia, population 10. But it represents the future of energy Down Under.
Needing a break from the hustle and bustle of the big city, we headed for the high country of Ravensbourne National Park for a short break. Rob and Annette had graciously invited us to stay at their “Escape.” We charged up overnight to 100% (335 km in our 2019 Model … [continued]
Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) hit almost 7% of the Australian light vehicle market in February. That is over double the total from February 2022 and a slight increase from January 2023. If we add the 454 plugin hybrids (PHEVs) sold in February, the penetration rate of plugin vehicles rises to … [continued]
