Electric Vehicles

SwitchedOn Podcast: Breaking even on solar, storage and two Teslas in under nine years

Rosemary Grundy is on a mission to demonstrate that going renewable and electric is not only good for the climate,…

November 4, 2024

Adapt or disappear: Energy retailers must cater to consumers if they want to survive

A leading UK tech company provides a platform that gives consumers incentives to help balance their use of green electricity…

October 30, 2024

Residential renewables can pay for themselves before they reach their end of life

Last year I shared an article about how to calculate the break-even point on my family home’s renewable energy system.…

September 20, 2024

SwitchedOn podcast: 50,000 electric homes with batteries could replace a gas peaker plant

Deputy Chair of Zero Emissions Noosa, Mark Purcell, is on a mission to get 50,000 households to electrify and install…

August 12, 2024

“One household at a time:” 50,000 homes with batteries could displace a gas peaker plant

Mark Purcell went electric after watching his car get trashed by giant hailstones. Now he is on a mission to…

August 12, 2024

How batteries on wheels and bidirectional EV charging could kill VPPs

The energy market is relying on consumers signing up to virtual power plants. What if they're wrong?

June 17, 2024

SwitchedOn Podcast: How electricity can be free

Jetcharge cofounder Tim Washington on how bidirectional electric vehicle charging will change the energy game for consumers – and maybe…

June 17, 2024

Australia needs more batteries, EVs and electricians

Australia needs to recruit more female electricians, deploy more home solar batteries and connect electric cars to the grid, a…

February 22, 2024

Home solar, batteries, EVs could unlock savings of $19 billion by 2040

A meta-analysis of nine studies finds flexibility will be vital to unlock the most value from consumer energy resources and…

February 16, 2024

Origin gets Kraken on household electrification, after disappointing on big solar and wind

Origin invests another $530 million in Octopus, in a sign that Australia's biggest utility might be honing on home energy…

December 20, 2023