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The Aussie ute is an undisputed cultural icon. So long as there are heavy loads and long regional roads to carry them on, we’ll be driving utes & 4WDs. But if EVs rule the road, can our favourite workhorses make the switch? JET Charge takes a look at some exciting new developments to see if we can answer that question.

Anticipation continues to build for the Porsche Taycan, and as it enters the final round of testing we’ve been treated to our first images of the sports sedan in action. But Porsche remains close-lipped about the specific dates for an Australian arrival.

Tesla’s recent announcement of the V3 supercharger has many owners giddy in anticipation of 250 kW fast-charges, but perhaps we should already be celebrating. A recent reddit post shows the 2019.7.11 firmware delivering a 147 kW charge-rate on a Californian Model 3.

With the Tesla Model 3 set to drop in Aus later this year, we ask what impact that might have for the domestic EV market. Will the sharp pricing be enough to sway Aussies from combustion? And can Tesla really compete with the big-hitters in the automotive industry?

Many Aussies were excited to hear that the much-anticipated Kona EV has been officially priced by Hyundai, coming in at $59,990 before on roads for the base model. There’s a long-held sentiment that we’re paying too much for electric vehicles, so this week on the JET Charge blog we take a look at the the real underlying value of the current crop of EVs.

The massive growth of EV availability and adoption is a showcase of the best the technology sector has to offer. Every passing year sees batteries last longer, cars drive more economically, and chargers deliver more power in less time. But while these developments are making individual EVs more energy-efficient, they might not be enough to combat the looming concern over mass adoption: overloading the grid.

The big red lettering, the oily asphalt and the stink of petrol are an unfortunate necessity at service stations worldwide, and Australians have been putting up with them practically since federation. But a future without servos might not be so far away, so today we’re taking a look at what a post-petrol Australia might look like.

Tesla unveiled their V3 superchargers this month, capable of delivering up to 250 kW per vehicle from a 1 MW cabinet. They aren’t the only ones, either; the future of EV charging is almost here, and it’s supercharged.