Neerav Bhatt's blog: news, analysis and reviews about clean green options for Australian transportation & homes
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
If you’ve bought a new electric car and you plan on using public fast chargers eg while on holidays or during daytrips you need to register with all the major Australian electric vehicle (EV) charging networks like Chargefox and Evie. Just having... 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
Electric car owner and electric car renter members of NRMA, RACV, RACQ, RAC, RACT, RAA and AANT can save 20% when recharging at many ChargeFox ultra fast 350kw or 50kW chargers. Obviously there is a cost to joining these car clubs so you have to... Read More
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. Disclaimer: The rental was organised by Hertz PR. Evie charging stations were free for... 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
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
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
Several Australian hire car companies now loan out electric vehicles (EV) including sedans, hatchbacks, SUV’s and more. The following details which car rental companies in Australia offer electric cars as well as the brands and models they... Read More
If you can afford it you should get the maximum total solar panel capacity your roof can fit. For example on my roof I have 24 x 390 watt Jinko Tiger panels for a total of 9.36kW (9360 watts) solar capacity. A solar system has 2 parts: the panels and... Read More