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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.
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Giles Parkinson

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.

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Polestar 2 review: It drives as well as a Model 3, and it’s about the same price

  • December 20, 2021
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The Polestar 2 drives as well as a Tesla Model 3, a first for an EV around the same price. It's just a shame about the interior.
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Video: A big plug for Ioniq 5’s vehicle-to-load technology

  • December 17, 2021
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The new Ioniq 5 EV has two main talking points: the sense of space inside the car, and its ability to power any of your appliances.
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Ioniq 5 review: Mobile power station, home office and camping car all in one

  • December 11, 2021
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There we were sitting in a park, boiling a kettle that was plugged into the Hyundai Ioniq 5 battery and then enjoying our first cup of tea made by a car.
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Video: Australians want EVs, but finding one to buy is not so easy

  • December 9, 2021
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Australians want EVs, but finding one to buy is not so easy.
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Nine out of 10 new car sales will be electric in 2030, under Labor plan

  • December 6, 2021
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Labor has doubled down on its EV forecasts, now assuming that nine out of 10 vehicles sold in 2030 will be electric. This is how it says it could happen.
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Dumping ground: Labor rejects car emissions standards to avoid another scare campaign

  • December 1, 2021
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Australia will continue to be a dumping ground for dirty and inefficient vehicles that are expensive to run with Labor reportedly about to dump its policy.
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