The Driven Podcast

Tim Eden and Riz Akhtar join to help review the year that was in EVs, share their predictions for 2026, and discuss what’s most likely to shape the market in the year ahead.

Some of Australia’s most remote EV chargers aren’t powered by the grid, they’re powered by chip fat. Lisa Marsh, CEO of eLumina joins us to help unpack how off-grid, battery-integrated charging is making EV travel possible on some of the most remote highways in Australia.

In this special live edition of The Driven Podcast, we explore how Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology could turn every EV into part of Australia’s clean-energy network. Recorded live at the Everything Electric Show Melbourne.

Ahead of the Everything Electric Show in Melbourne, Robert Llewellyn returns to The Driven Podcast to chat about where the transition’s working, where it’s stalling, and why optimism still matters.

Sarah Aubrey from Electrify This returns to help unpack a big week in EV news. BYD is bringing its most affordable electric car yet to Australian shores, we ask what that could mean for Australia’s EV market. Kia reveals new details on its upcoming all-electric PV5 van, and VW’s ID. Buzz GTX gets a run. Plus: Is the idea of bringing back local car manufacturing anything more than political rhetoric?