Neerav Bhatt's blog: news, analysis and reviews about clean green options for Australian transportation & homes
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
A few days ago Polestar Australia held a media briefing that I attended in Sydney, featuring their global Head of Sustainability Fredrika Klarén. Klarén joined Polestar in April 2020 to drive the company’s sustainability ambitions forward through... 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
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