1+ week, 5+ day ago (406+ words) Popped past the Tesla stall again towards the end of Saturday to check how they were going on their target of 600 tests and they were pretty happy with progress. Will drop in again tomorrow to check again. " Richard Laxton (@rlaxton) November 15, 2025 This milestone was shared by the organizers of the show. Tesla had dozens of FSD-equipped EVs at the show available for hundreds of attendees experiencing the software for the very first time. Have you experienced the future yet? " One of those experiencing this was Lloyd C, who shared on X: "Just tried out full self driving today on a test drive out of Footscray. Mind blown! What do you reckon is the best way to buy a Tesla? I'm thinking of doing a novated lease?. In September this year, Tesla announced the FSD supervised software to all eligible cars in…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago (584+ words) In a welcome update, Google Maps now shows the live availability of Tesla Superchargers. Long after Evie Networks, Exploren, Chargefox, BP Pulse, Ampol, and others started making live data available to mapping platforms, Tesla has finally taken the necessary steps to integrate this crucial data with the world's most popular mapping and navigation platform. It's not perfect though. The Google platform does not distinguish between those chargers that are available to non-Tesla vehicles and those that remain locked down to Teslas only. It's a very welcome step, not least because Google Maps as implemented in the Polestar and Volvo Android Automotive systems remains the best EV navigation tool that I've used by quite some margin. I'm always disappointed that it has not been made available through the mobile app to cover over some of the inadequacies of built-in mapping platforms…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago (172+ words) [The Driven Podcast: What V2G means for you | Live from Everything Electric]In this special live edition of The Driven Podcast, we explore how Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology could turn every EV into part of Australia's clean-energy network. Recorded live at the Everything Electric Show Melbourne. The post The Driven Podcast: What V2G means for you | Live from Everything Electric appeared first on The Driven. In this special live edition of The Driven Podcast, we explore how Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology could turn every EV into part of Australia's clean-energy network. Recorded live at the Everything Electric Show Melbourne. You can find previous episodes of The Driven here, or on your favourite podcast platform. Sam is Chief Operating Officer for Renew Economy and EV Media. Sam has been working with Renew Economy and One Step Off The Grid since 2014 and with The Driven since its inception…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago (159+ words) [Video: What V2G means for you (Live from Everything Electric) | The Driven Podcast]In this special live edition of The Driven Podcast, we explore how Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology could turn every EV into part of Australia's clean-energy network. Recorded live at the Everything Electric Show Melbourne. The post Video: What V2G means for you (Live from Everything Electric) | The Driven Podcast appeared first on The Driven. In this special live edition of The Driven Podcast, we explore how Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology could turn every EV into part of Australia's clean-energy network. Recorded live at the Everything Electric Show Melbourne. Sam is Chief Operating Officer for Renew Economy and EV Media. Sam has been working with Renew Economy and One Step Off The Grid since 2014 and with The Driven since its inception in 2017. Sam is also the host of The Driven Podcast. Input your search…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago (308+ words) MELBOURNE, November 3, 2025: Everything Electric, the world's leading home energy and electric vehicle show, will make its Melbourne debut this month, delivering the largest electric vehicle test drive experience the state has ever seen. Running from November 14 to 16 at Melbourne Showgrounds, the three-day event will give visitors the chance to get behind the wheel of dozens of electric vehicles from the world's biggest EV manufacturers all in one place, on one weekend. "Until now, our Full Self-Driving (Supervised) test drives have only been available at Tesla dealerships, but at Everything Electric Melbourne, a dedicated fleet will give thousands of attendees the chance to experience this groundbreaking technology firsthand," said Thom Drew, Country Director, Tesla Australia and New Zealand Pacific Operations. "Our presence at the Sydney Show earlier this year unveiled the new Model Y, and in Melbourne we'll take it further…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago (397+ words) The Kia PV5 van is not expected to arrive here until later 2026. But overseas it has been taking the world by storm. Adding to the PV5s credentials is its now being awarded the "2026 International Van of the Year (IVOTY) prize. The award was presented on November 19 at the IVOTY Award in Lyon, France, following a unanimous decision by 26 of the leading commercial vehicle journalists from around the world. Established in 1992, IVOTY is recognised as the most authoritative global award in the light commercial vehicle (LCV) sector. So what is the Kia PV5? As noted earlier in TheDriven, the PV5 is Kias first eLCV and the inaugural model in its Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV) line-up. Built on a dedicated Electric-Global Modular Platform for Service (E-GMP.S), the PV5 offers an all-electric range (WLTP) of up to 416 km for the long wheelbase cargo van and 412 km for the 5-seater…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago (456+ words) The Driven publishes detailed sales data for Australian battery electric vehicle sales on this page. Data is sourced from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) report known as VFacts, the Electric Vehicle Council (EVC), as well as individual companies. This page will be updated as new data is released each month, and as new information comes to hand. It is designed to be a reference point for the industry and consumers alike. For more details on individual EV models available in Australia, please visit our EV Models page. And for handy tips on the EV experience, please check out our EV Explainers section and our section on Road Trips and Reviews. Monthly sales data for 2024 is located here. The table below tracks the monthly sales volume of each battery electric vehicle model currently sold in Australia. Missing data in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago (124+ words) [Video: Going electric and managing the hybrid hype][chris jones yt thumbnail]Outgoing AEVA president Chris Jones on some of the major challenges for the EV industry, and managing the hybrid hype. The post Video: Going electric and managing the hybrid hype appeared first on The Driven. Outgoing AEVA president Chris Jones on some of the major challenges for the EV industry, and managing the hybrid hype. Giles Parkinson is founder and editor of The Driven, and also edits and founded the Renew Economy and One Step Off The Grid web sites. He has been a journalist for nearly 40 years, is a former business and deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review, and owns a Tesla Model 3. Input your search keywords and press Enter....

2+ day, 13+ hour ago (379+ words) Tesla is now offering free Full Self-Driving (FSD) Supervised 30-day trials in some of its key markets to help boost adoption rates of the company's semi-autonomous driving software suite. The company reposted a gift emoji when reposting the post from the Tesla and EV news account run by Sawyer Merritt. New and existing customers of eligible vehicles with Hardware 4 inside can access the 30-day trial if they install version 14.2 of the software in either a Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y or a Cybertruck. The timing of the trial comes just in time for Christmas and winter holidays in North Amercia when hundreds of thousands of owners will be travelling, helping make longer distances a little easier. " Tesla AI (@Tesla_AI) November 27, 2025 Locally, in September this year, Tesla announced the FSD supervised software to all eligible cars in Australia and New…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago (498+ words) Leapmotor, one of China's fastest-growing EV brands, has unveiled a new affordable small electric SUV model, which the brand calls the A10. The latest model made its debut at the Guangzhou Auto Show 2025, where it revealed its smallest SUV model so far, joining the larger C10 and the B10 electric SUVs " both of which are now available to order in Australia. On it's Weibo page, the company shared in a post: "Live from the Guangzhou Auto Show! Leapmotor A10 makes its debut at the Guangzhou Auto Show. The A10 is expected to go on sale in 2026, but from the outside, it appears to be one that will be competing with EVs such as the Atto 2, which was launched in Australia earlier this month. According to a report from cnevpost, an executive from the company shared that this model is will launch next year with an…...