electric vehicles

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

BYD goes big on small and flexible, in new battery storage push

Chinese battery maker BYD unveils updated range of modular “solar batteries” for Australian market, as it turns up the heat…

March 21, 2018

CEFC backed green loan scheme hopes to boost EV uptake

New green loan scheme backed by Clean Energy Finance Corporation to offer cheaper finance to buy and lease low and…

February 13, 2018

Why electric vehicles are the new air conditioners

EVs are quickly becoming one of the largest flexible loads on the grid in some areas, with growth that parallels…

May 9, 2017

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

Hanergy unveils solar powered "zero charge" EVs

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

July 6, 2016

Citizen utility: Housing estate to offer solar, storage and EVs to residents

New housing development in Fremantle will offer rooftop solar, battery storage, electric vehicles and peer-to-peer trading to its residents. Welcome…

April 13, 2016

Dubbo mayor drives fully electric Nissan Leaf, powered by the sun

NSW city of Dubbo claims to have "Australia's first" fully electric mayoral vehicle, a Nissan Leaf that is charged daily…

January 25, 2016

Taste of Tasmania by Tesla Model S85: 10 days energized with renewable energy

Tasmania is ideally suited to electric cars and EV tourism because nearly all of its electricity needs are generated as…

January 20, 2016

Lorraine, 80, has solar and storage. Now she wants an electric vehicle

Lorraine Hughes was enjoying solar power long before it became mainstream, but since her retirement took herself back to university…

November 18, 2015