3 TURNING ELECTRIC MAGAZINE EDITOR’S NOTE It’s gonna be an electric summer

from Turning Electric Magazine - JUNE 2023 EDITION

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thing in the EV world. Head over to page 17 to check out our cover story for this month. We also have some new research from EV charging firm Mina on page 34, which looks at how electric vehicles thrive in the warmer weather. Speaking of EVs thriving in the sun, we have a very special report from the Formula E in Monaco on page 13. Unfortunately, I couldn’t make it out to Monaco this year, but our Managing Director, Richard Alvin, was there to take in all the action from the most iconic race circuit in the world.

Extreme E returned to home soil last month, with Rounds 3 and 4 taking place in Scotland last month. Set against a backdrop of the former opencast coal mine at Glenmuckloch, the Hydro X-Prix delivered another thrilling weekend of XE action, and you can read all about it in our two-page feature on page 15-16.

Elsewhere in the issue, we have a ‘Top Ten’ feature that looks at the most anticipated electric cars, a review of the NIO ET7 and a look at an electric superbike designed by F1 legend Mika Häkkinen.

The bad weather looks to (finally) be behind us and so let me be the first to officially declare summer. The coats and jumpers have been chucked under the bed and it’ll be shorts only until September at least. It’ll come as no surprise then that this issue has a particularly summery theme to it, especially with our in-depth look at the Australian EV market.

When it comes to countries leading the way for electric vehicles, most will think of Norway, China and the Netherlands, but few would single out Australia as one of the major EV forces. However, Australia’s EV market is growing and, despite a number of environmental and cultural challenges, it shows no sign of slowing down. In this feature, I look at the figures and speak to experts in the Australian EV sector to see if Australia really is the next big

Charlie Atkinson Editor, EV Powered