In this different format episode, Jonathan has a casual (virtual) catch-up with David McCann, fellow Aussie and founder of EV-HQ.com. The conversation covers a wide range of topics from Australia's clean energy transition, to EV range, charging, regulation and policy and of course, Tesla.

Timecodes:

0:00 - Introduction

0:45 - David's impetus behind EV-HQ.com

2:08 - Doing something positive

3:36 - Australia transitioning to a clean energy future

4:10 - Complexity of auto manufacturing in Australia, the future of EVs down under

6:40 - Battery development in Australia helping industry

7:20 - The jobs transition in Australia

8:55 - EVHQ - Manufacturers of the Future

9:30 - ACE EV

13:23 - Opportunities for new EV manufacturers in Australia

14:32- Perceptions around EV range and what’s is a necessity

15:50 - Vehicle incentives and driving EV uptake in Australia

18:28 - What should government be doing to support EV uptake?

21:20 - Benefits associated with the change to EVs

23:30 How can we attract more EVs to Australia?

25:20 - Regulation and policy create investment certainty for EV uptake

28:34 - Is road pricing reform needed in Australia?

32:00 - Are all carmakers are going electric except for Japanese carmakers?

36:35 - EVs are levelling the playing field for Chinese Carmakers as they shift away from value towards quality

43:11 - Solid-state batteries

44:15 - Battery recycling and the end of life issue

45:47 - Charging in cities

48:47 - EV charging as sales increase

50:02 - Inductive charging road

51:40 - Merits of battery swap technology