Best V2g Podcasts (2025)

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Where the bloody hell is our super? 1:00:01

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Australia has more than $4 trillion in retirement savings but little of this finds its way to clean energy. Strategist Jeremy Cooper has an idea to fix this. Plus: The Super battery's not so super moment, and a rush of new projects.By RenewEconomy

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Robert Llewellyn on the state of the charge 1:05:14

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Ahead 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 optimism still matters.By The Driven Podcast

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The future of wind energy 1:05:17

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Vestas vice president Jan Daniel Kaemmer discusses wind industry in Australia, the blockages and the potential. Plus: What to make of the free solar offer.By RenewEconomy

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Social licence in New England, and a sea of household batteries 1:12:14

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Amber's Chris Thompson talks home batteries and V2G at All Energy, while RE-Alliance's Andrew Bray and Uralla Council's Emily Sims discuss social licence in New England. And the news of the week, including EPBC and Tomago.By RenewEconomy

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#13 Rohan Smith | Chargefox: The Software Powering Australia’s Public EV Charging 34:53

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Chargefox Head of Partner Success Rohan Smith joins us to unpack how Australia’s largest EV charging app turns a fragmented hardware landscape into a simple, reliable driver experience. We trace Rohan’s journey (AGL → DNSP trials → RACV → Chargefox) and dig into the platform choices behind public charging that just works: OCPP-based interoperabilit…

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Data centres, batteries, gas and SMRs 43:55

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GE Vernova chief commercial officer Pablo Koziner on the latest thinking around data centres, wind energy, gas, SMRs and batteries. Plus: News of the week.By RenewEconomy

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BYD’s most affordable EV, Kia’s new van, and what's the buzz around VW’s GTX 1:11:11

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Sarah Aubrey from Electrify This returns to help unpack a big week in EV news.BYD is bringing its most affordable electric car yet to Australian shores, we ask what that could mean for Australia’s EV market. Kia reveals new details on its upcoming all-electric PV5 van, and VW’s ID. Buzz GTX gets a run. Plus: Is the idea of bringing back local car m…

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Fortescue's bold charge to real zero by 2030 1:03:08

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Fortescue CEO Dino Otranto discusses triumphs and challenges in real zero target, including self-lifting turbines, gravity trains, electric haul trucks and the rest. Plus: Queensland and Origin fossil up.By RenewEconomy

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Managing the backbone of the grid 1:01:17

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Powerlink CEO Paul Simshauser on managing the closure of Queensland's biggest coal generator, the role of transmission as prices double, and batteries vs syncons.By RenewEconomy

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Dan Caesar on growing Everything Electric and supercharging EV adoption 53:51

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Everything Electric CEO Dan Caesar joins The Driven Podcast to discuss the evolution from YouTube to international EV festivals, Europe’s tipping point for EVs, and his new mission to accelerate adoption through Electric Vehicles UK.By The Driven Podcast

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V2G, FSD, and rollout delays 53:49

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Tim Eden joins Sam to unpack Origin’s vehicle-to-grid trial, the shifting EV strategies of Porsche and Volkswagen, and the latest Australian EV sales trends. Plus, producer Tanya Shukla shares a passenger’s-eye view of Tesla FSD Supervised.By The Driven Podcast

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Chris Bowen on coal, renewables, EVs and UN 52:24

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Federal energy and climate minister Chris Bowen on his trip to New York, renewable and emissions targets, and coal closures. Plus: News of the week.By RenewEconomy

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#12 Scott Carden: Inside The NRMA EV Charging Network: Shaping Australia’s EV future 35:29

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What does it take to build a reliable EV charging network across one of the largest and sparsest countries on earth? In this episode, we sit down with Scott Carden, Head of Engineering at the NRMA, to explore the hidden lessons behind Australia’s EV charging rollout. Scott shares the realities of delivering fast EV chargers in remote and off-grid l…

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Australia, China and a big week for V2G 1:09:33

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Anna Skarbek from Climateworks Centre on Australia's emissions mission, and the new China targets, while AGL's Jane Butler talks vehicle to grid. Plus: Wind and battery deals.By RenewEconomy

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EVs, journalism, and the road ahead 1:02:50

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Veteran motoring journalist Byron Mathioudakis joins The Driven Podcast to unpack the week’s EV stories, share insights from decades of car testing, and give his take on where the electric transition is headed.By The Driven Podcast

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Is Australia’s emissions target good enough? 54:03

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CCA’s Matt Kean on why target had to be lowered. Plus: Offshore wind pioneer Andy Evans on Victoria’s delayed auction, and a very big battery tender.By RenewEconomy

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Time to go "full sail" on decarbonisation 1:05:10

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CSIRO Chief Research Scientist Pep Canadell on why Australia and the world need to aim high, not low, on its 2035 climate targets. Plus: It's getting weird in Queensland.By RenewEconomy

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"We had to innovate to survive" 58:45

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SAPN boss Andrew Bills on the challenges of managing the local network in the world's most advanced renewable grid, and where half of all homes have rooftop solar.By RenewEconomy

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Elroq lands, Firefly sparks, and EV speed records shattered 56:32

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Škoda Elroq launches in Australia, how will it stack up? Plus, we discuss Nio’s Firefly and its ambitious battery-swapping tech, break down the latest EV speed records, and other news of the week.By The Driven Podcast

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#11 Ludicrous Feed (Tom Gan): EVs, V2G and the Future of Home Electrification 48:11

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We sit down with Tom Gan — doctor by day, creator of Ludicrous Feed by night — one of Australia’s most trusted voices on electric vehicles and home energy. Tom shares: What he saw inside China’s mind-blowing EV factories — and what it means for Australian drivers How his Tesla Model S still runs at 93% battery health after a decade Why most EVs in …

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AGL's struggle with coal 1:01:12

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AGL boss Damien Nicks discusses how the country's biggest coal generator is managing the transition to renewables, storage and electric homes. Plus: When will another wind farm get finance?By RenewEconomy

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Data centres and the grid 1:00:53

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Data centre expert Andrew Walton explains what data centres need, where they might be built, and what will power them. Plus: ESOO, and Checkers the Sheltie.By RenewEconomy

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Special Episode: Energy retailers and smart EV charging 32:04

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Tom Rose from Evnex on the shift to smart EV charging and how electricity retailers need to adapt.By The Driven Podcast

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Regional communities and the renewable gold rush 55:12

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Hay Shire’s Alison McLean explains how the local community set the rules of engagement to renewable project developers. Plus: Why the big utilities are saying no to wind and solar.By RenewEconomy

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Lifting the lid on the Nelson Review 1:02:43

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We talk with Tim Nelson and the entire review panel to discuss its recommendations, what comes next and what it does to address market power. Plus: Cheaper batteries!By RenewEconomy

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How classic cars can still have an electric future 1:41:52

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CEO and co-founder of Jaunt Motors chats classic car conversions. Plus, Giles Parkinson returns to talk MG, Essential Energy's V2G play, and news of the week.By The Driven Podcast

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The making of Australia's biggest battery 1:01:10

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Nick Carter, the CEO of Akaysha Energy, on the challenges of building the country's biggest battery, its first ever project, and what lies ahead. Plus: A lot more battery news, and Marinus.By RenewEconomy

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What is Australia going to do now? 1:04:43

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Former US Department of Energy Loan Programs Office director Jigar Shah on the opportunities for Australia, Clean Energy Summit digests the supersized CIS, and Kane Thornton breaks from the peloton.By RenewEconomy

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#10 Andrew Forster: Why EVs Will Charge from Power Poles, Not Petrol Stations 43:26

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In this episode of the EV Charging Podcast, we sit down with Andrew Forster, CEO of EVX Australia, to explore how curbside charging is reshaping Australia’s EV future. EVX is solving one of the biggest barriers to EV adoption—charging access for people without off-street parking. Their solution? Smart, pole-mounted EV chargers that use existing str…

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Greasing the wheels of net zero 55:56

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Clean Energy Finance Corp Ian Learmonth on the record commitments in last year, and the need to do a lot more to reach renewable and net zero targets. Plus: News of the week.By RenewEconomy

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Lily D'Ambrosio and the fight against vested interests 1:04:05

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Victoria energy minister Lily D'Ambrosio talks about electrification, gas, transmission links, renewable zones, offshore wind and coal closures - and battling vested interests. Plus: News of the week.By RenewEconomy

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Sarah Aubrey on EVs, curbside charging, and the future of home energy 1:00:56

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Energy advocate and 'Electrify This' creator Sarah Aubrey joins The Driven Podcast to talk home electrification, virtual power plants, and why EV adoption in Australia needs more than just flashy new models.By The Driven Podcast

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AI in Automotive - #504 - Dr Jason Corso, Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Voxel51 49:50

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There is a lot of video in the world. Nearly 90% of global internet traffic is video. Getting value out of video data, however, is challenging, time-consuming and expensive. How do you identify the right subset of video data to train your models, and how do you reimagine the annotation process to accelerate vision AI application development are jus…

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Why we need more big batteries 57:48

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Alex Wonhas, head of new battery developer AMPYR, discusses his company's first big project, and why wind struggles will require more big batteries on the grid. Plus: News of the week.By RenewEconomy

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Australia's new green bank 58:24

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Cameron O'Reilly, the new chair of the Energy Security Corp, discusses plans for Australia's newest green bank. Plus: News of the week.By RenewEconomy

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#9: Stefan Grosjean: It's Too Late For Nuclear! 32:29

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In this episode of the EV Charging Podcast, we go way beyond the box. Join Daniel Carson and Jeff Sykes from Solar Choice as they sit down with visionary entrepreneur Stéphane Grosjean—founder and CEO of Smappee—for a thought-provoking journey into the past, present, and future of smart energy. From building remote meter readers in the '90s to deve…

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The changing dynamics of battery storage 1:11:06

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Pacific Green’s Joel Alexander on getting some of Australia’s biggest batteries to market. Plus: SEC’s Wayne Smith unplugs, and news of the week.By RenewEconomy

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Plug in or cash out? EVs, V2G and Tesla’s $4.20 gamble 1:08:09

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This week on The Driven Podcast, Sam Parkinson, Tim Eden and Ed Lynch-Bell unpack Europe’s latest EV trends, BYD’s V2G bundle, and Tesla’s $4.20 robotaxi. Plus — why car-share EVs might drive the next big grid shift.By The Driven Podcast

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All about electric planes 58:39

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Aviation expert Adam Twidell talks electric planes, what's flying and what is coming. Plus: News of the week.By RenewEconomy

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Changing the grid, one Tesla battery at a time 55:15

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In an exclusive interview, Tesla Energy boss Josef Tadich discusses the extraordinary progress made since the first big battery at Hornsdale, and why the technology is already there to support Australia's charge towards 100 per cent renewables.By RenewEconomy

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Tesla rebounds, Hyundai's latest, and China keeps charging 36:23

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Tim Eden and Riz Akhtar join Sam Parkinson to discuss the latest EV sales data, Hyundai's latest small EV, and what's next for Tesla.By The Driven Podcast

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Dealing with the gas death spiral 49:18

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Former regulator Ron Ben David explains why no one wants to go near the gas network "death spiral" - and suggests a solution.By RenewEconomy

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#8 Zappi: UK Manufactured Smart Chargers 33:42

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In this episode of The EV Charging Podcast, we speak with Piers McHenry (Group Commercial Director) and Shaz Shadan (Managing Director, APAC) from MyEnergi—the UK-based innovators behind Zappi, one of Australia's best-selling solar-compatible EV chargers. 🚗 We explore: What makes Zappi unique in the Australian and global market Key differences betw…

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Offshore wind gets ready for auction 1:01:46

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Charles Rattray, the head of Southerly Ten, explains the value of offshore wind as the industry heads towards its first Australian auction. Plus: What do Murray Watt and Anohni and the Johnsons have in common? Nothing, really.By RenewEconomy

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The path to ultra low cost solar 54:04

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Australian Renewable Energy Agency boss Darren Miller on the path to ultra low cost solar, grid forming inverters, V2G and green hydrogen. Plus: News of the week.By RenewEconomy

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"I just want energy to be boring." 55:00

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NSW energy minister Penny Sharpe on the challenges in transitioning Australia's biggest coal grid to renewables in 15 years. Plus: News of the week, and new leaders.By RenewEconomy

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Will the new Model Y save Tesla? 28:55

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Tesla Australia boss Thom Drew on the release of the new Model Y, and supercharger plans. Plus: Riz, Tim and Sam discuss recent test drives and news of the week.By The Driven Podcast

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#7 EV Myths, Bidirectional Charging & Cybersecurity | Catherine Van Der Merwe & Geordie Zafiris 35:49

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In this special super episode, we blend two fascinating conversations into one powerhouse session. Catherine van der Merwe, Policy Officer at the Smart Energy Council, cuts through EV misinformation, unpacks the challenges of DNSPs, and offers a hopeful roadmap for Australia’s electrified future. Paired with deep technical insights from Geordie Zaf…

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Tilt hones in on wind and batteries 57:29

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Tilt Renewables CEO Anthony Fowler on plans for first giga-scale wind project in NSW, and its first battery projects. Plus: Election washup and NSW grid access rights.By RenewEconomy

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The Godmothers of EV 1:00:00

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Welcome back folks, it’s been a while, and I have missed you. Today we kick back off with a BANG in a new summer season with not one, but three exciting guests, legends in the US EV industry acclaimed as ‘The Godmothers of EV’. We’ll be hearing stories from Diane Wittenberg, Mary Brazell and Enid Joffe on how they formed a company called Edison EV …