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…
Nissan, Delta and the CSIRO are conducting a study funded by the Victorian state government of solar powered EV charging
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.
Nissan has officially launched the 2nd-generation LEAF in Australia, here’s what you need to know.
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 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…
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…
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…
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.
In this post I’ll go over why I decided to get a charger at home in the first place and why I chose the Zappi, then show you how it works and what it’s been like using it for the past few months. Hopefully it helps you decide if the Zappi is the right EV…
