The EV Charging Podcast

EVs are breaking sales records in Australia, the second-hand market is picking up, and new laws in NSW could make it much easier for apartment residents to charge at home.
In this episode of The EV Charging Podcast, Jeff Sykes and Dan Carson catch up after All Energy 2026 to discuss the latest developments in Australia's EV market.
They look at September's EV sales figures, why used electric cars might be holding their value better than expected, and what NSW's new right-to-charge laws mean for apartment owners and tenants.
They also discuss the latest charging technology spotted at All Energy, Australia's new 24-bay fast-charging hub at Melbourne Airport, and why Tesla has officially abandoned plans to bring the Cybertruck to Australia.
In this episode, we cover:
EVs reaching nearly 25% of new vehicle sales in September
Why Australia's second-hand EV market is growing
NSW's new right-to-charge laws and the 90-day approval process
Megawatt chargers and new charging solutions for electric trucks
BP Pulse's new 24-bay fast-charging hub at Melbourne Airport
ARENA's $1.5 million funding for a national EV charging roadmap to 2035
Why Tesla has cancelled the Cybertruck's Australian launch
Plus, a preview of an upcoming interview with Tim Washington on the latest developments in vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging.

Installing an EV charger in an apartment building isn't always straightforward as limited electrical capacity, strata approvals and the cost of upgrading older buildings can all make the process difficult.
In this episode of The EV Charging Podcast, Solar Choice speaks with Carter Li, founder of SWTCH, a Canadian company specialising in EV charging solutions for apartment buildings and shared parking facilities.
Carter shares how his own experience trying to install an EV charger in his apartment building led him to start SWTCH. We discuss the challenges facing apartment residents, how buildings can install chargers without expensive electrical upgrades and what strata committees and building managers need to consider.
We also look at Australia's growing EV market, the arrival of more affordable Chinese electric vehicles and what increasing EV ownership means for apartment charging infrastructure.
Topics covered:
Why apartment EV charging can be difficult
How SWTCH got started
Managing electrical capacity in older buildings
Strata approvals and the role of building managers
Installing chargers without major electrical upgrades
Australia's EV market and the growth of Chinese EVs
Preparing apartment buildings for future EV demand

Just Jeff Sykes and Daniel Carson running through the EV news that mattered without a guest, plus everything Jeff saw fresh off a trip to China.

They dig into Ampol's ~$225 million acquisition of Evie Networks and the petrol giants racing into charging, then Jeff reports back from what he saw in Wenzhou:
Charging stations with 100+ chargers 
86 EV brands (including BYD, Xiaomi and Li Auto)
NIO's battery swapping that pulls a full pack in two and a half minutes
Geely's Horizon vans dominating the commercial segment
Countdown-timer traffic lights, and 
Electric heavy trucks with swappable battery packs.

An honest look at how far ahead the EV transition already is overseas, and what's hopefully coming to Australia next.

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Petrol cars could soon be the ones with range anxiety. And some of the world's biggest carmakers may not survive the shift to electric.
In this episode of The EV Charging Podcast, Jeff Sykes and Dan Carson sit down with Sam Evans, creator of The Electric Viking and one of Australia's best-known independent EV voices, to unpack where the global car industry is heading.
Sam shares why he believes Chinese EV manufacturers caught Western and Japanese carmakers sleeping, why decades of brand loyalty could disappear faster than expected, and why buying a hybrid today may carry more risk than many drivers realise.
We also explore:
Can Toyota, Ford and other legacy carmakers catch up?
Why Chinese EV manufacturers have moved so quickly
The electric ute Australia is still waiting for
Why Sam thinks petrol cars could eventually suffer "range anxiety"
The rapid evolution of EV batteries and charging
How rooftop solar could accelerate EV adoption in Australia
How The Electric Viking grew to hundreds of thousands of subscribers
Paid car reviews, sponsorships and independence in automotive media
It's a wide-ranging and unfiltered conversation about EVs, batteries, China and the disruption reshaping the global automotive industry.

Australia just passed a milestone: more than one in five new cars sold is now electric.

In this special episode of The EV Charging Podcast, Jeff and Dan report live from the EV Infrastructure Summit in Sydney with three short interviews from the summit floor — covering where vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging really sits, how apartments and public spaces get charging done, and a world-first charger that can rescue a stranded EV on the roadside.

They also run the numbers on an Origin subscription idea — around $800 a month for a BYD Atto 3, a V2G charger and all your home charging in one payment — and share early results from Amber's V2G trial, where owners are expected to earn $2,000 to $3,000 a year letting their car sell power back to the grid.

Guests:
- Portia Rooney — Net Zero Engineering Solutions & Good Batteries on Wheels: where V2G is really at, and how long until you can buy it off the shelf
- Alex Killeen — ACT Government: how the nation's EV capital makes apartment and public charging work
- Mark Wexler — Alpine Energy: the world-first vehicle-to-vehicle charger that gets a flat EV moving again in about 15 minutes

In this episode, we cover:
- Why EVs have passed 20% of new-car sales in Australia
- How much you can earn letting your EV sell power back to the grid
- When you'll actually be able to buy vehicle-to-grid charging off the shelf
- How the Netherlands built a working V2G system Australia can copy
- Why underground car parks are the cheapest place to install apartment EV charging
- What the ACT did to reach 36.5% electric new-car sales in a single month
- Origin's $800-a-month all-inclusive EV subscription idea, run against a novated lease