Ross De Rango, founder and CEO of Vehicle Charging Solutions Australia, brings a robotics engineer’s precision and a decade of EV policy experience to this episode. Formerly head of energy and infrastructure at the Electric Vehicle Council, Ross has shaped standards, codes and market design across Australia’s EV landscape. In conversation with Dr Greg Trainor and Neil Belford, he explains why the grid should welcome electric cars, why second cars are the easiest to electrify, and how plain language can cut through industry jargon. Ross tackles the myths of grid collapse and battery fires, reframes range anxiety with a petrol fairy analogy, and unpacks the challenge of charging for households without off-street parking. He also outlines what vehicle-to-grid needs to scale, from manufacturer warranties to affordable hardware. We also flip the script, and Ross asks Neil about his recent EV purchase.

A practical, myth-busting listen for anyone weighing up an EV.

(09:00) Electrifying Australia’s road transport needs 40% more power

(17:00) Why EVs support the grid, not threaten it

(19:43) Total cost of ownership: petrol versus electric running cost
(26:00) The petrol fairy: reframing range anxiety

(28:09) Charging without off-street parking

(50:00) Neil’s EV purchase and the missing key

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