Electrifying Everything

As famous Australian writer Dorothea Mackellar wrote we are “a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains”, and yet it is extremely rare to visit an electric car charging site in... Read More

There are many electric car fast chargers between Sydney and Melbourne on the inland route via Albury. I’ve used most of the locations that aren’t exclusively for the use of Tesla cars. Here are my thoughts about each Chargefox, Evie, BP,... Read More

Many electric car brands in Australia don’t include AM radio functionality and it’s likely in the future none will. According to the New York Times: “Carmakers say electromagnetic interference causes static and noise on AM... Read More

The MG Australia & NZ i-SMART app (iPhone, Android) for their 2022 model ZS EV electric cars is quite handy. I used the app quite often during my recent two week car loan for media review purposes, to run diagnostics eg: checking tire pressure,... Read More

Thanks to Jerry Pan an MG dealer in New Zealand for making the videos below which explain how to connect the MG iSmart app (iPhone, Android) to your car as well as detailing all the features. Please note the MG i-Smart app will only work with... Read More

Australia’s public DC fast charging network for electric cars and other electric vehicles is expanding and experiencing growing pains. EV charge hell – not only does NSW lack charge sites, but many are broken. Today between Sydney &... Read More

The MG iSmart app for Android and iPhone lets you do lots of useful things with the MG ZS EV electric car such as monitoring how much the car has charged, how much range it has left, remotely unlocking/locking, turning the air conditioning on/off... Read More

I was listening to some electric car and renewable energy evangelists recently and I agreed with what they said. That was until they started demonising petrol stations and saying you shouldn’t use their electric car chargers. I understand why... Read More