'Even the smallest town has electricity': how to plan an outback Australian road trip in an EV

With some forward planning - and a portable charger and extension cord - you can take your electric vehicle off the beaten track Change by Degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household's carbon footprintGot a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.comListen to some media reports and you'd be forgiven for thinking you'd struggle to get around Melbourne and Sydney in an electric vehicle, let alone traverse the Northern Territory and outback Queensland without the luxury of fossil fuel flowing from a bowser.But having once driven from Darwin to Bondi via some of Australia's most remote outback towns, I'm confident you can drive an EV pretty much anywhere in the country. Continue reading...