Neerav Bhatt's blog
I recently drove a Hertz Australia Polestar 2 electric car around Melbourne and towards the Yarra Valley. The following are some of my notes about the experience. Note that when you make the booking the Hertz car type is “Green Collection” Polestar... Read More
Reverse cycle air conditioners are great for many reasons: The most energy efficient way to keep your house temperature comfortable, Capable of heating and cooling so you don’t spend money buying a separate heater, Use electricity which is... Read More
The Polestar 2 single motor model is rated to use 17.9kWh/100km but I managed to achieve 18% less @ 14.7kWh/100km. Let me know if you’ve done better! 14.7kWh is a consistent average from my recent 6 days hire of a Polestar 2 single motor electric... Read More
Electric car recharging is different to refuelling a petrol car because when your car battery is nearly empty it charges fast and when it’s mostly full it charges slowly. We asked an MG Australia spokesperson to explain: “Like most other... Read More
I did a test drive of the Polestar 2 electric car today and my thoughts about it are below. The staff at the showroom were friendly, knowledgeable and not pushy about your buying intentions. Which is good because this car is priced at a level out of my... Read More
You might think that fully charging your electric car 100% every single time is a good idea but it’s not for several reasons including because you would lose out on the benefits of regenerative braking. If you don’t know what regenerative... Read More
During the last few days there has been a lot of media coverage about the massive Optus data breach. The likely penalties enforced by government authorities are going to be pretty small relative to Optus revenue plus some parliamentarians will... Read More
Australians whose personal information has been stolen during a corporate IT hack or data breach should immediately ban and freeze access to their credit score and credit report at Equifax, Experian and Illion. Federal government department Office of... Read More
EV Direct (the Australian distributor for BYD electric cars in Australia) has confirmed to The Driven Podcast that of the roughly 4500 pre-orders they’ve received for the Atto 3, nine out of ten have purchased the extended range model. Known as... Read More
Many Australians believe that “natural gas” is a clean, green and cheap way to power many aspects of their homes. This is incorrect and not just because gas is a fossil fuel which emits pollution when burnt. You would expect a company that... Read More