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November 6, 2019 / Anthony / 7 Comments

An Ioniq owner drives the LEAF for a week

Nissan Australia kindly let me borrow a brand new LEAF for a week to drive around however I wish. There’s plenty of other reviews of the LEAF on the internet, so I won’t go over well covered territory like specs, cargo area and the basics of EV driving. However, as a Hyundai Ioniq owner who…

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October 11, 2019 / Anthony / 1 Comment

Nissan, Delta, CSIRO & Victorian government kick off solar EV charging study

Nissan, Delta and the CSIRO are conducting a study funded by the Victorian state government of solar powered EV charging

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October 4, 2019 / Peter / 2 Comments

The case for the BMW i3 REX

I reckon the REX is the BMW i3 to go for, whether you go vanilla or i3s. Here’s why.

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September 19, 2019 / Johan Karlsson / 10 Comments

Hyundai Kona Owners Review: Packs a punch and is more fun than your car.

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.

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September 18, 2019 / Anthony / 2 Comments

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.

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September 12, 2019 / Keith / 3 Comments

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.

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June 8, 2019 / Anthony / 5 Comments

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…

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May 29, 2019 / Anthony / 5 Comments

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…

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April 16, 2019 / Anthony / 6 Comments

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…

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March 30, 2019 / Anthony / 11 Comments

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.

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