Electric Vehicles

Victorian school trials solar powered EV charging, eyes off-grid future

Victorian college installs solar powered electric vehicle charger with view to go off grid and power staff and parents' cars.

June 18, 2019

How electric vehicles can help to slash rooftop solar payback

Battery storage and an electric vehicle can halve the payback period for a home solar system, and fast-charge the transition…

May 27, 2019

South Africa microgrid taps second-life electric vehicle batteries

Production facility in Wadeville, South Africa, cuts energy and operational costs beyond expectation using solar and first and second life…

May 16, 2019

How much rooftop solar does it take to cover your daily EV recharging?

How many solar panels do you need to power both your house and your car with the one PV system?

May 7, 2019

Cannon-Brookes' Atlassian commits to 100% renewables by 2025

Atlassian becomes first Australian tech company – and third company all up – to sign on to global RE100 movement,…

April 10, 2019

NT councils offered grants to install solar, EV chargers, batteries

Northern Territory Labor government opens $2m grant scheme to encourage councils to move to better energy efficient infrastructure and reduce…

March 13, 2019

Battery powered home and car: The fossil fuel era is fading

NSW hinterland luxury rental home with 10kW solar, two Tesla Powerwall batteries, and a Model X EV, seeks to demonstrate…

February 14, 2019

My electric car, your solar home, a microgrid, and the future

US collaboration between LO3 and MotorWerks will test tools to let consumers buy and sell electricity within microgrids using their…

December 13, 2018

Heavy duty electric truck maker signs major wind power supply deal

Global industrial manufacturer Cummins – the US company that last year beat Tesla to the release of an electric semi…

October 11, 2018

My long switch to solar

After many years of planning, I finally flicked the switch and installed a rooftop solar energy system. But that is…

June 13, 2018