Electric Vehicles

Powerwall 2: Tesla doubles up on battery storage and slashes costs

At double the capacity and almost half the cost/kWh, Tesla's Powerwall 2 illustrates the break-neck speed at which battery storage…

October 31, 2016

A Tesla as the family car? Nothing ludicrous about it

Can an all electric vehicle be used as the family run-about? We tested the theory using a Tesla Model S,…

October 26, 2016

Tesla chauffeur service set to expand with new high profile investor

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

October 20, 2016

Blue Mountains luxury resort adds electric vehicles to the mix

Blue Mountains resort is offering guests use of two BMW electric vehicles, powered by on-site fast charging, as part of…

September 13, 2016

Tesla "glamping" in the Australian outback

One couple's experience of travelling the North-West coastal highway in their Tesla Model S using only the power supply available…

August 26, 2016

Tesla explains why EVs selling electricity to grid not as good as it sounds

Tesla says it doesn’t make economic sense for EVs to send electricity back to the grid, but concedes that “dynamic…

August 24, 2016

Tesla glamping? How to convert your Model S into a 5-star tent

A subculture of Tesla Model S drivers is discovering the joys, and tribulations, of converting their $US145,000 Model S into…

August 22, 2016

Millennials want solar, storage, shared energy – and an app for all that

A recent Accenture survey has asked Millennials – Australia's second-largest cohort after Gen X – what they want from their…

August 17, 2016

One thousand kilometers on an electric bicycle

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

August 16, 2016

WA solar installer teams with EV company to offer "complete package"

Infinite Energy says partnership with JET Charge will "complete the picture" for customers, adding EV charging to solar, battery storage…

August 4, 2016