Most EV owners probably don’t need an app guide for the daily commute. You know where you’re going, where you normally charge, and your car can probably get you there without much fuss.
A proper road trip changes things. Now there are five jobs to do: plan the route, check the chargers, navigate the route, start and pay for charging, and switch to ‘Plan B’ if something goes wrong.
Do you need a different app for each job, or can one app handle most of an Australian EV road trip?
There are some familiar names at the top of Western Australia’s 2026 solar installer rankings, with last year’s winner taking first place again and a new contender moving into second.
If you’ve gone looking for the Solar Sharer Offer with free periods of daytime electricity and come up empty, you haven’t done anything wrong. The Solar Sharer Offer (SSO) only exists in three parts of the country: New South Wales, South Australia and South East Queensland (SEQ). Everywhere else runs on a different plan, and […]
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There’s a business model in the solar industry I’d love to see burn to the ground. Trouble is, fire is how it survives.
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Here’s a roundup of the latest charging and home electrification news from Everything Electric Sydney 2026. There are smart solar EV chargers for under $1,000, EV chargers installed on power poles, and a pool pump that runs directly on solar power. Let’s dive in.
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Buying a heat pump hot water system means wading through impressive-looking efficiency claims that aren’t always easy to compare. Proposed federal government rules aim to change that by introducing a minimum efficiency standard for heat pump water heaters sold in Australia. But a minimum efficiency standard doesn’t necessarily guarantee a good heat pump. So what […]
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Queensland’s top-rated solar installer has held onto the crown for another year, while two new names have moved into the runner-up positions. It’s part of SolarQuotes’ annual state installer awards, based on customer ratings and reviews submitted over the past year. Here are Queensland’s top three for 2026.
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A recent solar social post made a vivid point about the economic cost and outright danger posed by bad workmanship and ignorance. So I thought it would be worth examining here to explain why we have standards and why, in a first-world society, you have to be prepared to employ people who know what they’re […]
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Tesla is about to become an Australian electricity retailer – as first reported by Danny at ZeCar. Its local entity, Tesla Energy Ventures Australia, has a plan called Tesla Electric Dynamic that is currently in testing, and I spent the evening pulling it apart.
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At 12:15 pm on a Monday, my wife Sue rang and told me our home battery was on fire. When it was clear that Sue and our family dog were safely out of our home, and the firies were on their way. One of my first thoughts was: “Oh, great. The Murdoch media and my […]
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