November 2025

Shopping centres and regional towns are rolling out more chargers, even as “charging deserts” outside major cities remain a barrier. Events like the Manly Beach Solar and Energy Roadshow and Melbourne’s upcoming FSD test drives show how public interest is growing. New vehicles — including a lower-priced electric ute, Kia’s record-setting PV5 Cargo, and a wave of models arriving in 2026 — signal broader choice for buyers. Energy technology is moving just as quickly: Volvo and Polestar have launched vehicle-to-home charging, Amber Electric has begun the first residential V2G installation, and David’s widely discussed home setup shows how smart electrification can cut annual costs dramatically. Global experiments with inductive charging roads in Italy and Germany hint at what future infrastructure could look like. Meanwhile, policy shifts such as Sydney’s permanent toll cap shape how drivers weigh the move to electric. Alongside battery breakthroughs like Toyota’s long-life solid-state goal and new safety guidance on EV fires, the picture that emerges is a transport system steadily becoming cleaner, more affordable to operate, and more tightly linked with renewable energy.