Neerav Bhatt's blog: electric Australian transportation & sustainable homes
At last week’s MG4 Australian media launch the car I sat in and took photos of most had Continental tyres. However later I was shown Bridgestone tyres in a photo taken by someone test driving an MG4 at a Victorian MG dealer and looking closer at... Read More
I recently drove 762km in an Australian Kia EV EV6 Air (2022/2023) model electric car, a large portion of that distance was on motorways during a family holiday. The car was a media loan review vehicle borrowed from Kia Australia and the temperature... Read More
While attending the Australian media launch and briefing about the new MG4 electric hatchback I asked a lot of the frequently asked questions from potential buyers. I noted down answers from MG which are listed below mixed in with my comments. The... Read More
I asked my contact at Ampol AmpCharge Why is it that at quite a few AMPCharge sites eg Alexandria (Sydney), 400V electric cars can only charge at about 75kW rate max? Only the few 800v electric cars like the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and EV6 get the full 150kW... Read More
Aussie electric vehicle (EV) owner interview – I spoke with Kieran Andrews about his purchase of a Tesla Model Y 2022 and experience driving, servicing, charging etc. Kieran works for Chargefox. EDITOR: I’m publishing a regular series of... Read More
If you haven’t removed and cleaned the internal filter of your reverse cycle split system air con (AC) for more than a few months it will probably be quite dusty and costing you extra in electricity usage. Reverse cycle AC is great for many... Read More
Health, Climate action, Hospitality and other community groups are all praising the Victorian Government decision to ban gas connections to new builds from 1 January 2024. The announcement, which covers new subdivisions, new social housing, and new... Read More
Just before Christmas 2022 I met some European tourists who were upset because they couldn’t refill their electric cars at Chargefox and Evie Networks EV chargers. The problem at that time was that Chargefox and Evie mobile apps wouldn’t... Read More
If you’re wondering how much boot storage space the Australian Hyundai Ioniq 5 2023 has, it’s listed as 527 litres. The wide hatchback style opening is easy to access because the lid opens up so high, just like it’s cousin the Kia... Read More
In their marketing Hyundai Australia promise that all versions of their Ioniq 5 (2023) electric car are capable of a 10.5kW AC charging rate. At home using a single phase 7kW charger the promised charging time from 10% to 100% is approximately 11hr... Read More