EV Brief Podcast #44: Danny Thai, Zecar & Shaun Garrard, Industry Expert
In this episode, Jonathan sits down with Danny Thai of Zecar and Shaun Garrard, EV industry expert to discuss the Chinese EV market, battery technology, charging infrastructure rollout in Australia and more.
In this EV Brief Hangout, three EV-focused friends sit down at a table and discuss zero emissions transport on World EV Day.
Danny Thai is the founder of zecar.com, a one-stop-shop for electric car news, comparisons, data and clean energy.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannythai123/
Shaun Garrard has extensive experience across the automotive and electric vehicle sectors in the Asia Pacific region, including with Tesla Australia and WM Motor in Shanghai.
Timecodes:
00:00 - Introduction
01:25 - What's happening this week in EVs
02:50 - Shaun's background
06:20 - Do western countries see China as a serious automotive player?
08:35 - Wan Gan - the man behind China's EV dominance
13:30 - Talking NIO
18:07 - Battery swapping; will it work in Australia?
22:00 - The cost of charging infrastructure
26:40 - Tackling residential charging issues
29:20 - EV Uptake in Australia
30:15 - Are there benefits from not being first; will it pay off to watch other countries makes the switch to EVs from fossil fuel
30:50 - Carrot + stick - how to drive people into EVs, and what should Australia's national strategy be?
37:20 - Which future products are we looking forward to?
EV Brief Podcast Episode 43: We chat with Chris Vanderstock about the Victorian EV Tax
The Australian state of Victoria has introduced a pay-per-kilometre levy on fully electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Two EV drivers in the state are challenging the legislation’s constitutionality in the High Court of Australia. We chat to one of the plaintiffs, Chris Vanderstock.
Christopher Vanderstock and co-plaintiff Kathleen Davies are bringing a claim in the High Court of Australia against the State of Victoria to challenge the ZLEV Act. They argue that the State of Victoria lacks the constitutional authority to impose such a charge. As Australia begins the slow transition to electrification and states look to increase revenue, This case has important ramifications nationally.
Find out more about the High Court challenge here: https://equitygenerationlawyers.com/cases/vanderstock-v-victoria/
Follow Chris on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/chrisvanderstock
Timecodes:
0:00: Introduction
01:55: What is the Victorian ZLEV Act?
08:25: How is the EV and PHEV owner charge administered?
10:35: The Commonwealth is supporting Chris's challenge
25:20: What currently excites Chris about the future of electrification in 2022?
29:08: EV news wrap up of the day
