Electric Vehicles

Sydney Tesla chauffeur service to add more EVs, expand to Melbourne after tech guru Simon Hackett buys 10% stake.

Blue Mountains resort is offering guests use of two BMW electric vehicles, powered by on-site fast charging, as part of the "luxury" experience.

One couple's experience of travelling the North-West coastal highway in their Tesla Model S using only the power supply available along the way – and sometimes camping in the boot.

Tesla says it doesn’t make economic sense for EVs to send electricity back to the grid, but concedes that “dynamic charging” of EVs at times convenient to the grid is coming.

A subculture of Tesla Model S drivers is discovering the joys, and tribulations, of converting their $US145,000 Model S into a very fancy tent.

A recent Accenture survey has asked Millennials – Australia's second-largest cohort after Gen X – what they want from their energy providers. The answers are a clarion call to those utilities and retailers who still believe business-as-usual will do.

An inside look into what you are missing out on if you don't have an electric bicycle.

Infinite Energy says partnership with JET Charge will "complete the picture" for customers, adding EV charging to solar, battery storage and retail electricity offering.

While the car is yet arrive on Australian shores, the full list of prices for Tesla's Model X has been released, ranging from $A120,000 - $A210,000.

As NSW's relatively generous solar rates come to a close, 150,000-odd solar homes are looking to make the transition as painless as possible. So what are your options? We break them down for you.

Elon Musk wants to take his vision of a "smoothly integrated and beautiful solar-roof-with-battery product that just works, empowering the individual as their own utility" to a global scale. With Australia already targeted as a key battery market by Tesla, should its utilities be worried?

Another Melbourne residential development featuring Tesla Powerwalls in every house. This time the batteries will be connected to a network, and stored solar energy will be shared. A Tesla micro-grid, if you will.

Homes in Glenvill's new-build Melbourne development, YarraBend, will have rooftop solar and Tesla Powerwall battery storage as standard features. Is this the new normal for suburbs of the future?

The electric road will test the use of electric power as an aid to heavy transport on public roadways.

Chinese solar panel maker Hanergy has announced plans to commercialise four PV-powered – “zero charging” – electric vehicle models of its own design.

Mercedez Benz to launch its 2.5kWh lithium-ion home battery storage units in Australia in September.