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Episode 34: In Conversation with Dr. Alina Dini, Energy Policy Expert on EV Uptake and Renewables

In EPISODE 34:

This week, we speak with Dr. Alina Dini, who has a vast amount of experience across the clean energy and electric vehicle spaces.

Dr. Dini is an energy policy expert with a background working for the State of California, Tesla and the Queensland Government, she is the founder and CEO of Whirl, an online peer-to-peer clean technology marketplace, and has completed a PhD that looks at addressing the low take-up rate of EVs in Australia, titled "Influence of New Car Buyers' Purchase Experience on Plug‐in Vehicle Demand".

Timecodes:

0:00 - Introduction

2:00 - Dr. Dini’s background employment

4:22 - Consumer attitudes to electric vehicles in Australia

5:33 - The EV buying experience

6:58 - The direct sales model for vehicle purchasing

11:47 - The Whirl EV ambassador program

13:18 - An online platform for unbiased EV advice

17:33 - Australia lacks a political vision to shift to clean energy

18:40 - What can Australia do to induce greater EV demand?

19:55 - Environmental concerns from transport emissions - is there a compromise?

25:15 - What does Dr. Dini drive?

27:26 - Experience of owning an EV, charging, range and usage

29:18 - How can we be EV ready in cities?

30:19 - Will mass EV uptake affect the electricity grid?

31:44 - Hydrogen as a fuel source

35:00 - Increasing battery storage capacity; will this help EV adoption?

36:42 - Should government and network operators control what happens behind the meter?

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Whirl: Electric Car Shopping: https://giveitawhirl.co/
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EV Brief Hangouts: David McCann from EV-HQ.com

In this special EV Brief Hangout 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