Neerav Bhatt's blog: news, analysis and reviews about clean green options for Australian transportation & homes
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
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
If you want a city runabout electric car but have been put off by the price of EV’s in Australia you might want to checkout Tassie startup Good Car Company. These three guys started off importing relatively new Japanese and British second hand... 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
What would happen if the Australian national electricity grid collapsed or a war broke out in the Asia-Pacific, blocking cargo ships carrying liquid fuel from reaching us? Australians people and businesses rely on electricity, water & liquid... Read More
GoGet is an Australian collaborative consumption everything as a service (XaaS) success story which has provided car share as a service for over a decade. Collaborative consumption reinvents the concept of sharing using networked technologies to enable... Read More
The aviation industry is going through a turbulent time, which has led it to look at a wide range of technologies and alternative fuels as ways for airlines to lower costs and improve efficiency. Current headwinds in aviation include factors such as... Read More