Hyundai Kona Owners Review: packs a punch & is heaps of fun
Drive behind an electric Hyundai Kona and you wouldn’t know it was an electric car. With around 5 months of ownership and 5,000 kms, I thought I’d share my opinion on the journey so far.
Comparison of electricity plans for Australian EV owners
EVs use a large chunk of electricity and electricity retailers sell electricity, so it’s no surprise that some Australian electricity retailers have begun offering EV specific plans that provide incentives to bring your electricity account over to them.
An intro to ChargePoint – a useful charging network to know for Australian electric car owners
ChargePoint is a nationwide charging network useful for all EV owners that all Australian electric car owners will probably end up using at some point.
New Nissan LEAF gets Australian launch
Nissan has officially launched the 2nd-generation LEAF in Australia, here’s what you need to know.
Review: GIGER 3-Phase 22kW Portable EV Charger
One of the great things about being an EV owner in Australia is the proliferation of 400V 3-phase electricity. Most factories, camping grounds and even a large amount of homes have access to up to 22kW of electricity to juice up your EV on the go or even at home. Most EVs don’t come with…
Renault Australia tells customers their warranty may be void if they use a portable EV charger
Renault recently sent out an email to all Zoe and Kangoo EV owners to tell them that portable chargers “should only be used in rare cases to enable you to continue your journey” and that “Renault strongly advises customers not to use a portable charger as the primary charging option as it may detrimentally affect…
A quick chat with ACE EV co-founder Greg McGarvie about electric utes & vans
You may not have heard of them, but ACE EV is an Australian startup that’s been plugging away for 4-years with its Yewt and Cargo light commercial electric vehicles. I had a chat with ACE EV co-founder Greg McGarvie at the recently Smart Energy Exhibition in Sydney, to find out more about his plan to…
Get detailed info about your EV’s battery with EVNotify
Whilst Hyundai Australia’s AutoLink implementation leaves much to be desired for Ioniq and Kona owners, it’s at least something to control the car remotely. Our mates over in Europe get nothing! Not content to live without status monitoring on their Hyundai EVs, one enterprising German who goes by the name GPlay97 did something about it…
Analysis of ALP’s EV related 2019 election promises
In the run-up to a federal election mid-year, the ALP have announced a range of policies to spur adoption of EVs in Australia – if they win the election. Let’s go through the announcement (page 9 in this PDF) and try rinse the political spin off their ideas. These EV policies are part of an…
Review: Hyundai AutoLink Premium
A critical look at Hyundai’s AutoLink Premium remote control smartphone app on the Ioniq Electric. Whilst I’m glad it exists, AutoLink Premium needs some major updates to be EV friendly.