Electric Australian transportation and sustainable homes
The post Solax Just Made V2L Powered Emergency Home Power Affordable for Ordinary Australians appeared first on Electrifying Everything - by Neerav Bhatt . Yorick Mark from respected Brisbane solar/battery installer MC Electrical showed me something at Smart Energy Sydney 2026 that caught my attention straight away. Solax has a new AC bi-directional EV charger coming to market soon, it could be a…
The post Free Electricity From 11am to 2pm Every Day. My Dad s Been Doing This for 38 Days appeared first on Electrifying Everything - by Neerav Bhatt . My dad has had his Anker SOLIX X1 AC coupled home battery system (6kW Inverter and 25kWh battery) for 101 days. He s been on the Globird Zero Hero electricity plan for 38 of them. In this video, I walk through exactly how it all works. Honestly it…
The post Six Months, Real Bills, No Spin. This Is What a Home Battery Actually Does appeared first on Electrifying Everything - by Neerav Bhatt . Six months ago I installed an Anker SOLIX X1 home battery system (10kW Hybrid Inverter + 30kWh battery). I had no idea it would change how I use electricity as much as it changed how much I pay for it. My bills dropped a lot and my household now uses…
The post We re Spending $10 Billion on Fuel Stockpiles. We Could Have Electrified Australian Freight Instead appeared first on Electrifying Everything - by Neerav Bhatt . I sat down with Dan Bleakley from New Energy Transport, and this conversation hit different. This wasn t a chat about the distant future of electric trucks. It was a warning about right now. Dan made the case that Australia is…
The post VPP Earnings or Keep Warranty? With Anker SOLIX XE Home Battery You Don t Have To Chose One appeared first on Electrifying Everything - by Neerav Bhatt . I had a detailed chat with Phil from Anker at Smart Energy Sydney 2026 to get the full story on their brand new SOLIX XE battery system. This is not a minor update. It s a ground-up rethink of what a home battery can do and the timing…
The post What a Great EV Dealer Handover to New Owner Actually Looks Like. Many Dealers Just Throw The Owner Keys appeared first on Electrifying Everything - by Neerav Bhatt . My dad picked up his first electric car purchase recently, A Kia EV3 Air Long Range from Paul Wakeling Kia in Campbelltown. He paid less than the sticker price, thanks to a deal that was only available for a short time. I…
The post Why Dad Bought a KIA EV, Not BYD, Tesla, Hyundai or Geely appeared first on Electrifying Everything - by Neerav Bhatt . My dad is in his early 70s, retired, and has been watching me review EVs for a while now. After test driving almost a dozen electric cars he finally decided to buy one. In this video, we drove together to pick up his new Kia EV3 Air Long Range, and on the way I got [ ]…
The post BYD Sealion 7 AWD Performance 7 Day Review by Australian Retired Senior appeared first on Electrifying Everything - by Neerav Bhatt . I picked up the BYD Sealion 7 AWD Performance on 9 April 2026 with the Tripmeter A reading 737 km and returned it on 16 April 2026 with the Tripmeter A reading 1030, a total of 293 km travelled during the week. This is one and a half times my typical annual…
The post 4242km in an EV Sydney to Perth, Only $409 Charging Cost! appeared first on Electrifying Everything - by Neerav Bhatt . I caught up with Alex at two very different moments on his electric car drive from Sydney to Margaret River in Western Australia. The first time, he was pulled up at a fast charger in the middle of South Australia, over 1,300 kilometres already behind him. The Nullarbor…
The post MG4 Urban: Walkaround, Test Drive, Not 150kW Charging, No Light Interior appeared first on Electrifying Everything - by Neerav Bhatt . I own an MG4. Have done for the best part of two years. So when MG invited me to the Australian media launch of the MG4 Urban, I was probably the only reviewer there who could give you a direct comparison from lived experience, not just a day behind the…
The post Zeekr 7X vs Sealion 7: The $8,000 Question You Need to Answer First appeared first on Electrifying Everything - by Neerav Bhatt . I ll be honest with you. I have some controversial takes on the Zeekr 7X, and one of them is that the version most people are buying is not the one most people should buy. I spent a week with the base rear-wheel drive model, and it made me rethink everything.…
The post Zeekr 7X Base Model Review: What No One Else Is Telling You appeared first on Electrifying Everything - by Neerav Bhatt . I spent a week of real test drive time with the Zeekr 7X rear-wheel drive base model. Not the flashy all-wheel drive version most reviewers focus on. The base model. The one buyers with a smaller budget will consider. Here s the thing. It doesn t feel like a base model…
The post GAC Aion UT Versus Aion V: Full Walkaround Comparison appeared first on Electrifying Everything - by Neerav Bhatt . I don t usually walk into car dealerships. But this one caught my attention straight away. It sits right next to a petrol station and with fuel prices sky rocketing right now, that location makes a pretty clear point before you even step inside. I got a proper look at two…
The post I Earned $516 Credit With Amber Electric in 3 Months. Here s Every Bill In Detail appeared first on Electrifying Everything - by Neerav Bhatt . I ve been on Amber Electric for 90 days. Three bills in, I want to show you exactly what happened, in full, no details hidden. The short version? I earned $515.98 in credit while living completely normally. Hot water, air conditioning, the oven,…
The post Is BYD Atto 2 Worth Buying? Answer Will Surprise You 7 Day Australian Review City Driving appeared first on Electrifying Everything - by Neerav Bhatt . I ve spent a week with a media review loan BYD Atto 2 around Sydney, and here s the thing. it s a genuinely pleasant car. Efficient, comfortable, great screen, no annoying driver attention beeping. I didn t dislike driving it at all.…
The post Diesel Is $3 A Litre in His Town. It Costs $4 to Charge His MG ZS EV Electric Car appeared first on Electrifying Everything - by Neerav Bhatt . Five hours from Perth, deep in regional WA, Matthew Dowling has clocked over 100,000 kilometres in an MG ZS EV and he reckons he s saved close to $20,000 in fuel over three years doing it Versus spending at most $5000 on EV charging at home and…
The post Australia Has 30 Days of Fuel Left. Here s What We Should Do Right Now appeared first on Electrifying Everything - by Neerav Bhatt . Australia is sitting on a ticking time bomb, and it has nothing to do with the weather. In this candid in-car conversation, I m joined by my friend Sam Parkinson from The Driven, to dig into our country s chronic fuel vulnerability, why successive…
The post Kia EV4 Air 2026 7 Day Review by Australian Retired Senior appeared first on Electrifying Everything - by Neerav Bhatt . I picked up the Kia EV4 on 9 Feb 2026 with the odometer reading 1490 km and returned it on 16 Feb 2026 with the odometer reading 1679, a total of 189 km travelled during the week.This is my typical annual mileage of about 10,000 km. The car was charged to 98% when I…
The post Two Years of MG4 Ownership: The Honest Truth From Regional NSW appeared first on Electrifying Everything - by Neerav Bhatt . Alex has owned an MG4 Essence 64 for two years, racking up plenty of kilometres between far north coast NSW and Sydney. In this video, he gives an unfiltered account of life with the car: the good and the frustrating as well as how they became a two-car household…
The post Australia EV Sales Winners and Losers: We Read the Data So You Don t Have To appeared first on Electrifying Everything - by Neerav Bhatt . I sat down with my friend Sarah Aubrey from Electrify This to go through the Australian EV sales data and we didn t hold back. The affordable end of the market is finally delivering real value, with electric cars cars under $30,000 $40,000 actually…
The post Jaecoo J5 EV Shows Australia EV Price War Is Getting Serious appeared first on Electrifying Everything - by Neerav Bhatt . I ve just spent two weeks testing a media loan Jaecoo J5 EV, and I m using it as a great example of the price war that s exploding in Australia s electric car market right now. At $36,990 drive-away (intro launch pricing), this car comes with so many standard…
The post Geely Inspire EX5 2025 19 day 617km Review by Australian Retired Senior appeared first on Electrifying Everything - by Neerav Bhatt . I have reviewed 9 EVs in 2025, my first year of driving EVs, of which 6 were South Korean. The Geely EX5 is the third non-Korean EV that I am reviewing. I have reviewed two BYDs recently, the small Dolphin hatchback and ATTO 3 small SUV. I picked up a media…
The post Sydney to Melbourne EV Christmas Roadtrip 4 Years In A Row. Here s What s Changed appeared first on Electrifying Everything - by Neerav Bhatt . Over four consecutive electric car Christmas road trips between Sydney and Melbourne, I ve experienced EV road tripping transform from a nerve-wracking exercise in range anxiety into something genuinely effortless. My first trip in an MG ZS EV…
The post BYD Atto 3 2025 Premium Review by Australian Retired Senior appeared first on Electrifying Everything - by Neerav Bhatt . I have reviewed many Korean EVs in the last year and the BYD Atto 3 is the second non Korean electric car that I am reviewing. The BYD Dolphin which I have reviewed recently is a small hatchback whereas the Atto 3 is a small SUV. I am a retired senior in my early 70s […