EV Brief Podcast

Three EV-focused friends sit down at a table and discuss zero emissions transport on World EV Day.

Danny Thai is the founder of zecar.com, a one-stop-shop for electric car news, comparisons, data and clean energy.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannythai123/

Shaun Garrard has extensive experience across the automotive and electric vehicle sectors in the Asia Pacific region, including with Tesla Australia and WM Motor in Shanghai.

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Christopher Vanderstock and co-plaintiff Kathleen Davies are bringing a claim in the High Court of Australia against the State of Victoria to challenge the ZLEV Act. They argue that the State of Victoria lacks the constitutional authority to impose such a charge. As Australia begins the slow transition to electrification and states look to increase revenue, This case has important ramifications nationally.

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EV Brief Podcast #42

In this episode, Jonathan chats with Polestar Automotive Australia's managing director Samantha Johnson. Ms Johnson holds a considerable amount of automotive industry experience, including with Harley Davidson and Volvo Cars. She is passionate about sustainability, design and technology, and was recently appointed to Australian Electric Vehicle Council's board of directors. Jonathan and Samantha discuss the bra...

In this episode, I sit down with Teague Egan (via Zoom) for a chat about all things lithium. Teague is the founder and CEO of Energy X, and his company plans to revolutionise lithium extraction, increasing efficiency, yield and speed over traditional evaporation extraction methods with its patented nanotechnology membranes. As developed countries rapidly push for a clean energy future, how will the world supply enough lithium for r...

In episode 39:

• Australian BYD importer and bus manufacturer announces electric delivery van to be produced down under
• Porsche pushes for suppliers to switch to certified green energy or risk losing the automaker's contracts
• Bugatti to be controlled by Porsche and Rimac in new joint venture agreement
• Tesla's Model 3 range sees significant price cuts in Australia; now 10 percent cheaper than when launched in 2019
• Tesla M...

In this week's episode: 

0'00" - Introduction; 

2'20" - Revel's NYC ridehshare plan hits a snag

3'55" - CATL extends battery cell supply deal with Tesla for LFP batteries

6'04" - Xpeng holds IPO and raises $1.8 billion USD

7'20" - New South Wales announces $490 million package to boost EV uptake

14'04" - Nissan announces EV360Zero plan

 15'35" - Wrap up 

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This week on the podcast, I chat with Daniel Bleakley, tech entrepreneur, engineer, environmental advocate, and creator of viral web series Coal Miners Driving Teslas.

Daniel returned to his hometown of Clermont in North Queensland, driving his Tesla 2,000 km (1,243 mi) from his current home in Melbourne. Clermont also happens to be a major hub for Australia's coal industry, and Daniel knows many people employed in the sector.

He g...

Next week on 24 May 2021, the government of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is set to introduce a raft of incentives for the purchase of new and used zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). Shane Rattenbury MLA is the Attorney-General of the ACT, and holds a number of ministerial portfolios, including Minister for Water, Energy, and Emissions Reduction. The Minister joins me on EV Brief Podcast this week to discuss the ACT's Transiti...

In this different format episode, Jonathan has a casual (virtual) catch-up with David McCann, fellow Aussie and founder of EV-HQ.com. The conversation covers a wide range of topics from Australia's clean energy transition, to EV range, charging, regulation and policy and of course, Tesla.

Timecodes:

0:00 - Introduction

0:45 - David's impetus behind EV-HQ.com

2:08 - Doing something positive

3:36 - Australia transitioning to a c...