

The Driven
The Driven
Join Sam Parkinson and guests discussing exciting news and developments in the world of electric vehicles and transport.
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May 25, 2023 • 48min
Across Australia by BYD
The story of “Atto Gal”s epic journey from Perth to Sydney and back in an electric BYD, and what she learned along the way. Plus: China’s big EV play.

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May 10, 2023 • 1h 5min
Tony Seba on the rapid switch to EVs
Tony Seba, a renowned technologist and futurist from Stanford University, shares his insights with Daniel Bleakley about the rapid shift toward electric vehicles. They discuss predictable cost reductions in EV technology and how these changes are reshaping the automotive landscape. Seba highlights the electric revolution's impact on transportation, particularly in China, and notes the geopolitical transformations brought about by energy innovation. Their conversation also touches on the rising EV sales in Australia and the challenges that manufacturers face in keeping up with consumer demand.

Apr 26, 2023 • 50min
Australia’s most successful electric truck company
SEA Electric’s Tony Fairweather on electric trucks. Plus: Battery breakthroughs, Tesla’s big new game plan, and Australia’s EV strategy.

Feb 24, 2023 • 42min
Fully Charged: Robert Llewellyn on the EV transition
Robert Llewellyn talks electric vehicles ahead of the first Fully Charged EV show to be held in Australia next month.

Oct 18, 2022 • 40min
The Driven Podcast: Back roads to top end on electric Livewire
Ed Darmanin on avoiding trials and tribulations on recent back road trip to the top end on his electric Harley Davidson Livewire.

Oct 5, 2022 • 47min
The trucking industry is going electric
We test drive a heavy duty electric truck, and interview key players in an industry that is going electric faster than most people can imagine.

Sep 22, 2022 • 42min
Australia will soon have electric utes
Australian startup plans to convert Toyota Hiluxes and other utes into EVs on a commercial scale, and then create Australia’s first home-made electric ute.

Sep 15, 2022 • 22min
First look at BYD Atto 3
We have our first ride in the new BYD Atto 3 and talk to distributor EV Direct’s Troy Todd

Sep 9, 2022 • 22min
EV interest surges, MG returns to market
EV sales in Australia, and around the world, are hitting new heights, driven largely by Tesla. But MG has returned with an improved sub-$50,000 electric offering.

Aug 12, 2022 • 32min
Why rental companies are going electric
Hertz vice president Eoin Macneill on the Polestar 2 EVs now available at most airports. Plus: Model Y and Atto 3 deliveries break supply deadlock.