The Driven Podcast
by The Driven Podcast
Latest episode
New EVs, old arguments and missing chargers
New EVs, old arguments and missing chargers
About this podcast
Join Sam Parkinson and Sarah Aubrey for smart, accessible discussion on the latest electric vehicle news, reviews, policy shifts and clean transport developments in Australia and around the world.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 129 episodes
- New EVs, old arguments and missing chargers · 1 h 10 minAre the “wrong Australians” buying electric cars, or are we still hearing the same tired arguments about who EVs are for? This week, we unpack the latest round of EV culture…
- EVs outsell petrol again as Hyundai scraps Ioniq 3 Australian launch · 1 h 16 minElectric vehicles have outsold petrol-only cars in Australia for the second month running, accounting for almost one in four new vehicle sales in September. We unpack the…
- Australia’s cheapest new car is electric, as Four Corners takes aim at Chinese EVs · 1 h 10 minAustralia’s cheapest new car is now electric, with BYD slashing the price of its Atto 1 to just $19,990 driveaway. What does this mean for EV affordability and the wider…
- V2G: Is Australia finally ready? | Live from Everything Electric Sydney · 31 minVehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology promises to turn electric cars into batteries on wheels, helping households slash electricity bills, power their homes and even earn money by…
- EVs outsell petrol and diesel cars in Australia · 1 h 2 minElectric cars have hit a new milestone in Australia, accounting for 24.9 per cent of new vehicle sales in August and outselling petrol-only and diesel vehicles individually…
- Robert Llewellyn on the EV boom, China and what’s next for Everything Electric · 1 h 12 minFully Charged founder and Everything Electric’s Robert Llewellyn joins The Driven Podcast to talk about the rapidly changing global EV market, the rise of Chinese carmakers, why…
- More small cars arrive as EV sales stay big · 1 h 9 minAustralian BEV sales pass the 20% mark for the second month in a row as Geely's best-selling hatchback arrives on Australian shores. Why we think Subaru's Uncharted is one of the…
- EVs hit record high as car lobby flags structural shift · 1 h 6 minEVs have hit another record high in Australia, with Tesla and BYD leading a landmark month for the local car market. We unpack the June sales figures, including the Tesla Model Y…
- Subaru’s latest EV, Kia’s cargo van, and why range claims can be confusing · 54 minThis week on The Driven Podcast, we talk Subaru’s Trailseeker, Kia’s new PV5 Cargo van, what's making the Jaecoo J5 so popular, and some new brands planning their way in the…
- EVs hit 20% as Tesla tops Australia · 1 h 0 minAustralia’s EV market has delivered its biggest month yet, with electric cars reaching more than 20 per cent market share and the Tesla Model Y becoming the country’s…
- Passing "Peak ICE", BYD's export armada, and the legacy price war · 1 h 12 minWe dig into the IEA's 2026 Global EV Outlook which says ICE vehicles peaked in 2017, BYD’s move to build its own export armada, and why legacy car makers are being dragged into a…
- EV sales surge, FBT survives, and petrol starts to wobble · 52 minSarah Aubrey joins for the first time as co-host of The Driven Podcast as we unpack a record month for EV sales, the ACT’s extraordinary 34 per cent EV share, and what the next…
- Batteries on wheels: How close is V2G in Australia? · 57 minVehicle-to-grid has the potential to reshape how we think about energy, turning EVs into flexible storage that can support households and the grid. But how close are we really?…
- Apartment EV charging moves from theory to reality · 48 minMost EV owners charge at home. But what if you live in an apartment? This week, Charlie Richardson, COO and co-founder of NOX Energy, helps to unpack a project that might…
- Car makers clear first NVES hurdle as EV transition accelerates · 38 minThe first results from Australia’s New Vehicle Efficiency Standard are in, but with tougher limits coming, what does it mean for EV sales and the wider car market? Plus, we…
- “What the f* was that?” - The electric truck moment changing Australian freight · 44 minCo-founder of New Energy Transport Daniel Bleakley explains how electric trucks are performing in real-world freight operations, and why the economics are starting to stack up.
- 2025 wrap, predictions, and our top picks · 58 minTim Eden and Riz Akhtar join to help review the year that was in EVs, share their predictions for 2026, and discuss what’s most likely to shape the market in the year ahead.
- Chip fat and charge cables · 51 minSome of Australia’s most remote EV chargers aren’t powered by the grid, they’re powered by chip fat. Lisa Marsh, CEO of eLumina joins us to help unpack how off-grid…
- What V2G means for you | Live from Everything Electric · 39 minIn 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…
- Robert Llewellyn on the state of the charge · 1 h 5 minAhead of the Everything Electric Show in Melbourne, Robert Llewellyn returns to The Driven Podcast to chat about where the transition’s working, where it’s stalling, and why…
