Electric Vehicles | EcoGeneration

New heart in an old body … EV conversions keep car culture alive

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 23, 2020 | Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Renewables | 0 |

Tinkerers are dropping electric donks into cool old cars to ensure motoring is not as dirty and never dull, writes Jeremy Chunn.

Powered by the sun … with a little help from the grid: the road is clear for solar vehicles

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 21, 2020 | Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

Researchers at the University of NSW are determined to send solar-powered vehicles into the mainstream … even one you don’t need to charge.

The EVs are coming! But are we ready?

by EcoGen Editor | Jan 30, 2020 | Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Renewables | 0 |

For the transition to EVs to be a success, steady investment in renewable generation and charging infrastructure is required, writes Amar Rathore. The energy industry needs to prepare as the revolution is underway.

At the CSIRO, tomorrow’s EV grid lock is today’s problem

by EcoGen Editor | Jan 21, 2020 | Australia, Electric Vehicles, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

Storage and electric vehicles may be slow to take off but the CSIRO is looking far ahead to understand how the technologies can be best absorbed into daily life, Dr Christopher Munnings tells EcoGeneration.

In case of emergency, put your faith in solar and storage

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 20, 2019 | Electric Vehicles, Renewables, Solar, State Policy, Storage | 0 |

A new solar system in Diamond Creek, Victoria, will help prepare the Shire of Nillumbik for bushfire season.

PV for your EV: CSIRO charger takes some heat off the grid

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 10, 2019 | Electric Vehicles, Renewables, Solar, Storage | 0 |

With more EVs on Australian roads, demand for charging infrastructure will grow and the CSIRO expects this will place stress on grid-powered charging stations.

Electric vehicles – isn’t it time Australia took the wheel?

by EcoGen Editor | Sep 13, 2019 | Electric Vehicles, Renewables | 0 |

The rollout of electric vehicles is an important step towards decarbonisation, says Stephanie Bashir of Evie Networks, so why are we so slow to adopt this technology?