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 clean energy future
4:10 - Complexity of auto manufacturing in Australia, the future of EVs down under
6:40 - Battery development in Australia helping industry
7:20 - The jobs transition in Australia
8:55 - EVHQ - Manufacturers of the Future
9:30 - ACE EV
13:23 - Opportunities for new EV manufacturers in Australia
14:32- Perceptions around EV range and what’s is a necessity
15:50 - Vehicle incentives and driving EV uptake in Australia
18:28 - What should government be doing to support EV uptake?
21:20 - Benefits associated with the change to EVs
23:30 How can we attract more EVs to Australia?
25:20 - Regulation and policy create investment certainty for EV uptake
28:34 - Is road pricing reform needed in Australia?
32:00 - Are all carmakers are going electric except for Japanese carmakers?
36:35 - EVs are levelling the playing field for Chinese Carmakers as they shift away from value towards quality
43:11 - Solid-state batteries
44:15 - Battery recycling and the end of life issue
45:47 - Charging in cities
48:47 - EV charging as sales increase
50:02 - Inductive charging road
51:40 - Merits of battery swap technology
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