Driving an EV for the first time: what Australians need to know about charging, costs and batteries

Thinking of swapping your car for an electric vehicle? On ‘trickle charging’, cables and apps, here are tips to get you going

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Electric cars are state-of-the-art machines that have fewer parts, make less noise and are incredibly fun to drive. With more sub-$40,000 options now on the market in Australia, they are also a tangible way for the average person to make a material reduction in emissions while cutting household costs.

But once you have made the decision to join the thousands of Australians who have escaped the tyranny of the petrol pump, there is still an initial learning curve in owning and driving an EV.

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The car made pedestrians second-class citizens. Don’t let driverless vehicles push us off the road altogether | Adam Tranter

If we want autonomous tech to succeed it must be designed to share space with us, rather than forcing us to adapt to it Adam Tranter is the co-host of the Streets Ahead podcast. He was formerly West Midlands cycling and walking commissioner under mayor Andy Street This week, the UK government announced its plans to fast-track driverless vehicle trials in the UK. One of the key companies involved noted that London presents a significant challenge: “It has seven times more jaywalkers than San Francisco.” There’s more than one problem with that statement – and it encapsulates so much of what’s already going wrong in the adoption of driverless cars. For a start, “jaywalking” isn’t even a thing in the UK. We thankfully have no such concept or offence. Unlike in many US cities, pedestrians here are free to cross the road wherever they see fit. And thank goodness for that. Adam Tranter is the co-host of the Streets Ahead podcast. He was formerly West Midlands cycling and walking co...

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