Electric vehicles for newbies

In this Renew special feature find everything you want to know about electric vehicles: how they work, why they’re superior to internal combustion engine-driven cars—and, yes, whether you can tow with them.

Charging forward: Getting your home electric vehicle ready

Is there an electric vehicle in your future? Even if you don’t have immediate plans to buy an EV, if you’re building a new home or renovating it’s a good idea to keep in mind the requirements for housing and charging one. Your house – and its wiring –

A tipping point: heavy transport goes electric

From tip trucks to rubbish trucks to delivery vehicles to buses, all around the world heavy transport is electrifying. Lance Turner surveys the many trials happening right now in Australia and New Zealand.

EVs: Electricity Bills, Energy Use & Carbon

This study seeks to explore the potential impact of electric vehicles on household energy usage, electricity bills, and use of the grid.

Planes, buses, ships and trucks: transport goes electric

Back in Renew 139 we looked at the electrification of commercial and public transport. Lance Turner takes a quick look at what progress has been made since then.

Ending the ICE age, An electric vehicle buyers guide

As the world slowly wakes up to the need to electrify personal transport, the range of electric vehicles is starting to ramp up. Lance Turner looks at how Australia is doing in the move away from fossil fuels, and which EVs you can buy now and in the near

Renew mag: electric vehicle special

Ready to electrify your transport? Find all the info you need in the electric vehicle buyers guide in the latest issue of Renew magazine.

Electric Vehicle Expo a great success

Thousands of people enjoyed a fun day exploring the present and future of green transport at the Electric Vehicle Expo in Melbourne.

Electric Vehicle Expo this Saturday!

See the latest electric vehicles, take test rides and listen to expert speakers at the Electric Vehicle Expo 2019 this Saturday, March 16, in Melbourne.

Electric vehicles

The end of the ICE age? Electric vehicle update

Is the end of the ICE (vehicle) age looming? Amid a flurry of announcements from car manufacturers and governments around the world, Bryce Gaton surveys the significant shifts away from ICE vehicles and towards electric.

Understanding EV emissions: Are electric vehicles really so great?

Does it really make a difference to your emissions if you buy an EV but run it on fossil fuel generated electricity, compared to sticking with the petrol guzzler? Bryce Gaton re-examines this issue.