Aussie electric car breakthrough!

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Electric car sales dropped sharply in January in Australia and have levelled off in a lot of major countries, but relief is on the horizon.

practicality Down Under.

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If you're after a plug-in hybrid, shop around quickly: The FBT exemption on plug-in hybrid cars is about to disappear, how will that impact the demand for popular PHEV vehicles like the 2025 BYD Shark 6 ute, Sealion 6, Mitsubishi Outlander and GWM Haval H6 GT?

'Fair dinkum, we've got plenty of trees to watch tucker grow with, but not nearly enough carrots to go around': Mitsubishi Australia calls for a fair go to sell more plug-in hybrid Outlanders and bring in electric cars as quick as possible

Mitsubishi's popular four-wheel drive and SUV models are being phased out in Australia: the Pajero Sport and Eclipse Cross production is ceasing, leaving the Japanese brand without a competitor to the Ford Everest, Isuzu MU-X, Renault Arkana and Toyota C-HR.

The main driving force behind this is the brand, which has also been involved in the development of the hardware required for the technology to function in this country.

The car is crammed into a enormous mobile accommodation battery.

In Aussie, these cars can plug into solar panels on the roof during the day while the person is at work, then use the stored energy to power their home when the sun isn't shining.

Mitsubishi Motors Australia's eMobility Manager, Tim Clarke, said the technology is still in its early stages as it's only available via the not-often-used CHAdeMO Japanese-standard charging protocol that's used by it and Nissan.

Most electric vehicles in Australia charge using the CCS2 protocol, which currently doesn't allow for bi-directional charging, but plans are afoot to make that happen in the near future.

Another headache for the future tech is the mountains of bureaucratic hurdles that carmakers and hardware producers have to navigate to get the technology approved.

The Federal Government's Sustainability and Energy Minister, Chris Bowen, declared last year that the federal government's process had been expedited.

Standards Australia has given the green light for vehicle-to-grid charging.

He said car manufacturers and hardware makers can now have this technology approved, provided they meet these new standards.

“Vehicle-to-grid charging is now set, enabled under the law of the land and will become a reality before Christmas in the real world,” said Bowen back then. “Possible today, technically possible today, thanks to these rule changes, but over the next couple of months, a chance for the companies to get their registrations sorted and get it happening.”

The team-up of Mitsubishi and local go-forward company V2Grid Australia will make the setup of this technology possible right now.

plug-in hybrids.

V2Grid Australia Co-Founder Matthew Downie said bi-directional charging presents a range of opportunities for electric car and plug-in hybrid proprietors.

Access to vehicle-to-grid and vehicle-to-home tech is a real game changer for those making the most of their PHEV or EV. V2Grid Australia is stoked to bring this product to market and expects strong interest based on the feedback and pre-orders we've already seen.

Mitsubishi is trialling its setup at its Adelaide base, with the company using its Outlander PHEVs to power its HQ.

A recent on-site demonstration of the technology showed the plug-in hybrid producing up to 5kW of power to be fed back into the building. While this isn't enough to power a big commercial building, it's enough to cover the average Aussie home's energy needs.

Fair dinkum, the popular Power Wall unit has a whack of only 13.5 kilowatt-hours.

Plug-in hybrids usually have a battery pack capacity of about 20 kilo watt-hours, which is more than what your average home battery can hold.

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