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The Driven

Join RenewEconomy founder and editor Giles Parkinson and guests discussing exciting news and developments in the world of electric vehicles and transport.

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Why 2019 be the year that EV market finally takes off

Why 2019 be the year that EV market finally takes off

We talk to Electric Vehicle Council boss Behyad Jafari about the year just gone and what to expect in 2019.

20 Dec 2018

30mins

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Robert Llewellyn’s electric transition from Red Dwarf to Fully Charged

Robert Llewellyn’s electric transition from Red Dwarf to Fully Charged

Robert Llewellyn is a comedian an actor who was best known for his role as the “mechanoid” Kryten in the iconic series R... Read more

25 Feb 2019

46mins

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When electric vehicles meet the solar industry

When electric vehicles meet the solar industry

You know electric vehicles are entering the mainstream when they form a major highlight of solar expos. Nigel Morris tel... Read more

18 Jun 2019

32mins

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Ultra-fast EV chargers and the link to autonomous driving

Ultra-fast EV chargers and the link to autonomous driving

Evie Networks boss Chris Mills explains why the company’s first ultra-fast EV charging station is part of its preparatio... Read more

15 Nov 2019

32mins

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Saving lives with solar taxis

Saving lives with solar taxis

How the World Solar Challenge led to a solar-powered trip around the world and the development of light-weight solar tax... Read more

6 Nov 2018

30mins

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How to link solar, batteries and EVs

How to link solar, batteries and EVs

Most EV owners want to charge their vehicle batteries with their own solar power. Inverter makers are making that easier... Read more

6 Dec 2019

27mins

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From Solar Impulse to electric flight

From Solar Impulse to electric flight

Andrew Borschberg co-piloted the Solar Impulse plane that went round the world on solar power only. He says the future o... Read more

25 Jul 2019

19mins

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Leading the charge to electric transport

Leading the charge to electric transport

ACT climate change minister Shane Rattenbury outlines the territory’s zero emissions strategy for transport, starting wi... Read more

17 Oct 2019

21mins

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Why we may be soon flying electric planes

Why we may be soon flying electric planes

Simon Hackett owns one of only two electric plans in Australia, and explains why they beat jet fuel and why we may all s... Read more

26 May 2019

27mins

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Bright Ideas & Blind Ideology

Bright Ideas & Blind Ideology

Behyad Jafari, Paul Cox and Stephanie Bashir wrap up the Electric Vehicle Transition Conference and look at what’s ahead... Read more

5 Sep 2019

42mins

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Tritium’s James Kennedy on the rapid transition to EV charging

Tritium’s James Kennedy on the rapid transition to EV charging

Tritium co-founder and chief technology officer James Kennedy joins The Driven podcast to outline how a small group of s... Read more

29 Jan 2019

39mins

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Even old Land-Rovers are going electric

Even old Land-Rovers are going electric

Dave Budge from Jaunt Motors joins The Driven podcast to explain why old Land-Rovers are being converted to electric, an... Read more

7 Nov 2019

33mins

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EVs, range anxiety and fuel security

EVs, range anxiety and fuel security

EV’s are an obvious solution for Australia’s precarious fuel security and its dependence on fuel imports. Former RAAF de... Read more

13 Dec 2019

43mins

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Why your EV will also be a "virtual power plant”

Why your EV will also be a "virtual power plant”

AGL’s head of distributed energy Dominique van den Berg on some remarkable predictions for EVs, who will own them and th... Read more

29 Nov 2019

26mins

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Why all delivery vans are going electric

Why all delivery vans are going electric

SEA Electric boss Tony Fairweather predicts that within five to 10 years, all delivery vans in Australia will be electri... Read more

22 Oct 2019

35mins

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Biofuels, batteries, or hydrogen

Biofuels, batteries, or hydrogen

With the energy transition in the main grid gathering pace, more focus is turning to de-carbonising transport. We talk t... Read more

16 Apr 2019

33mins

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Electric vehicles: Do we know what the consumers want?

Electric vehicles: Do we know what the consumers want?

Everyone assumes that the electric vehicle transition will happen anyway. But Alina Dini, from the Institute of Future E... Read more

25 Sep 2019

20mins

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Why EVs already make financial sense for fleet managers

Why EVs already make financial sense for fleet managers

Anna Skarbek, the head of ClimateWorks Australia, on the key role of electric vehicles in meeting emissions reduction ta... Read more

24 Sep 2019

24mins

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The Coalition is "fighting the future" on EVs

The Coalition is "fighting the future" on EVs

Labor climate change spokesman Mark Butler says he is stunned by the Coalition campaign against EVs, and spells out how ... Read more

10 Apr 2019

21mins

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Test driving the long range electric Kona

Test driving the long range electric Kona

The Hyundai Kona is described as a “game-changer” for electric vehicles in Australia, delivering a long range option at ... Read more

1 Apr 2019

25mins

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