What does a lap of Australia in an EV tell us about the challenges facing the industry?

Trent Nikolic, Managing Editor of Drive.com.au, is doing the lap right now - and he takes Sean Aylmer through the problems with charging, and the changing outlook for electric vehicles in Australia.

What does a lap of Australia in an EV tell us about the challenges facing the industry? Trent Nikolic, Managing Editor of <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://Drive.com.au&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1714471245671412&amp;usg=AOvVaw3YIlBzrVMnpDarLpyKdIQ1">Drive.com.au</a>, is doing the lap right now - and he takes Sean Aylmer through the problems with charging, and the changing outlook for electric vehicles in Australia.

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Interview: A lap of the map in an EV

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Falling commodity and cryptocurrency prices set super funds up for a problematic financial year.&nbsp;
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<li aria-level="1">The federal government introduces legislation to overhaul gaming advertising</li>
<li aria-level="1">Perpetual knocks back a $2.5 billion bid</li>
<li aria-level="1">OpenAI discusses giving five per cent of its share to the US government, as it works to curry favour</li>
<li aria-level="1">Ford&rsquo;s novel approach to helping AI: employ older, human engineers</li>
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