The Driven

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

Are Australian buses ready to go electric?

One of the world’s biggest makers of electric buses has plans for Australia. We talk to Kent Chang of Yutong. Plus: The shift to V2G and Tesla’s sales slump.

11-13
36:30

The Chinese electric trucks are coming

Windrose, a newly emerging maker of electric heavy trucks, has just completed a road trip from Melbourne to Sydney and has its eyes on the Australian market. Advisor Jason Roycht explains why it might not just be Chinese EVs on our roads.

10-29
27:28

Polestar's big play on electric SUVs

We take a drive in the new Polestar 3, and talk to the company's Australia boss Scott Maynard about the EV industry and the rollout of the company's new models.

09-26
35:56

How Smart is an EV?

Smart delivers its first EVs into Australian market and we talk to chief designer Kai Sieber. Plus: Stagnating EV sales, do we blame the Elon effect, FUD, or cost of living?

09-05
31:08

The case for electric vans

Another electric van is about to enter Australia's nascent market, but they are already hugely popular in Europe. Here's why.

08-13
37:01

How to charge EVs in apartment buildings

More than 2.6 million people live in apartment buildings. What if they want to buy an EV and charge it? Jeff Sykes from Solar Choice explains.

07-24
33:11

How EVs can keep the lights on

Bjorn Sturmberg from ANU on a landmark event where Nissan Leaf EVs in Canberra proved they could help stabilise the grid when a giant coal plant went out of action.

07-09
30:18

Thinking big about going electric

Danny Kennedy from New Energy Nexus on plans to turn the Australian truck fleet electric, and keeping up with US.

05-23
40:47

EVs will tow your caravan, or your boat, all around Australia

Sarah White and Shane Parker have towed their caravan with both a Tesla Model 3 (around Australia), and their BYD Atto 3. They even shared the news with Scotty from Marketing.

04-30
34:36

Robert Llewellyn and Everything Electric

Robert Llewellyn Fully Charged front man Robert Llewellyn discusses his favourite EVs, and plans for Australia’s biggest EV and home energy conference in Sydney next week.

01-31
39:11

Australia’s biggest vehicle to grid installation

Mark Gregory from Flinders University discusses the development of vehicle to grid technology, and the future of cars as batteries on wheels.

09-11
30:27

Electric ferries are about to dock

EV Maritime's Michael Eaglen on why we may soon be catching electric ferries to work in our harbour cities.

08-17
35:26

From Melbourne to Sydney by electric bus

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.

07-07
47:48

Tearing down electric vehicles

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.

06-20
50:49

NRMA to start charging for its chargers

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.

06-08
46:07

Across Australia by BYD

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.

05-25
47:58

Tony Seba on the rapid switch to EVs

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

05-10
01:05:01

Australia’s most successful electric truck company

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

04-26
50:28

Fully Charged: Robert Llewellyn on the EV transition

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

02-24
42:16

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

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

10-18
39:58

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