Australia has more than 20 million vehicles, including 2 million heavy trucks. To electrify them all would require an increase in on-grid electricity generation of approximately 46%.Â
This size of this increase raises the question:Â Is it possible for Australia to generate enough electricity to enable a rapid transition to electric road transport? [Read more…]
How fast can I charge my electric car at home?Â
The answer depends on what you plug it into. It can also depend on which EV you have. [Read more…]
Norway has more electric cars per capita than any other nation. They have over half a million EVs, one for every 11 people. The combined capacity of all those rolling batteries is a whopping 34 gigawatt-hours. [Read more…]
The federal election is only four weeks away, so I decided to make an in depth study of the environmental policies of all major political parties and rank them from best to worst:
That didn’t take long. [Read more…]
Powerful permanent magnets made from Rare Earth Elements (REEs) give us cheaper, lighter and more efficient generators and motors for wind turbines and electric cars. [Read more…]
On Friday our time, Elon Musk rounded up his fans and workers in Texas and held a huge hoedown he called a Cyber Rodeo. The get-together was to celebrate the opening of the Austin Tesla Gigafactory — the largest factory by volume in the world. [Read more…]
There are so few EVs on Australian roads, I had to badly Photoshop one onto this picture.
As I write this, approximately 1 in 10 new cars sold worldwide are electric. But not in Australia. [Read more…]
This morning, at 2:00 am Adelaide time, I watched Elon Musk’s “Resilience Day” announcement. I wasn’t happy about the timing. I had under four hours warning of the event and less than 3 hours sleep.Â
But I made the sacrifice so I could tell you not only how Tesla is coping with supply chain disruptions and raw material price increases, but also how Elon Musk is working to ensure humanity’s long term survival. [Read more…]
The SolarEdge Home Battery: 9.7 kWh, DC Coupled, Optional Backup
At 4 o’clock last Thursday, SolarEdge launched their home battery with an online event.Â
The next day, they held another launch for people who couldn’t make it to the first one. I attended both and paid 55% attention each time, so I want you to know I gave this article 110%. [Read more…]
If you asked me what type of inverter your rooftop solar system should use:
I would say…
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