Price is likely your biggest obstacle before stepping up to buy an electric vehicle. So MG has set a market-low price on its new MG4. Here’s what you need to know about MG4, and how to get one for under $140 per week!
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The sales of electric vehicles have soared. This is a comprehensive guide to buying one, the primary ownership experiences you can expect, and the drawbacks you need to consider as you divorce yourself from combustion.
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If you’re about to drop $50,000 on an electric vehicle from upstart carmaker BYD, you might like to hear about the customer ‘support’ one Canberran couple received after a major battery failure on the highway…
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Thinking about buying a plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) in 2024? Let’s assess whether this is a good idea or not, because it all depends mainly on you and your motivations…
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Here’s everything you need to know about choosing, using and charging Hyundai’s new all-electric Kona small SUV. Are you finally ready to leave internal combustion behind entirely…
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Mankind may have dived eagerly into the murky waters of mass electric vehicle adoption, without adequate fire fighting systems in place, but thanks to a Danish engineering kickstart, solutions are just around the corner. Here’s one such example…
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If you think lithium-ion batteries being rolled out to the mass market with no safety oversight is a non-problem, here’s how quickly it can turn deadly in your garage, shopping mall or kitchen…
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If you think buying an EV is going to help reduce Australia’s so-called carbon footprint, this is the reality check we all need. Here’s why Australia and the world wants you to focus on electric vehicles and not coal…
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The Dutch oven cargo ship, formerly known as the Fremantle Highway, caught fire about a month ago and barbecued itself for over a week in the North Sea. Only now does a Mercedes EV finally catch fire…
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Building EVs to reduce greenhouse as part of some purported climate solution is peak stupid. Carmakers, governments, energy retailers and the devout greenwashed cult won’t like these inconvenient facts…
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The Australian car industry has officially been put on notice about making false or misleading claims and greenwashing their shiny, resource-intensive products. But governments are doing this too: here’s how…
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Advertising is supposed to highlight a vehicle’s strengths, but this latest effort from Mitsubishi has taken a wrong turn, seemingly and ended up a long way from home. Here’s why the Outlander plug-in hybrid is not ready for the Australian bush…
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We’re being told the world is going green, that recycling and eco-friendly everything is coming to a utopian future that is right around the corner. But if you read the terms and conditions, the reality is anything but…
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Should you expect your next new combustion car to depreciate in value as electric vehicle sales increase? What does the used car market look like as batteries, seemingly, take over? Here’s the hard truth…
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If you’re in the market for a new vehicle, you’ve likely started this process by at least considering some kind of hybrid, EV or similar. So what is a plug-in hybrid, how does it work and should you take a test drive? Here’s everything you need to know, using real models currently on sale…
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The ATO might not be everyone’s favourite government entity, but if you’re in the market for an EV or plug-in hybrid, there are new bonuses available to you in the next financial year. Here’s what they mean for you…
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The time to start seriously considering a plug-in hybrid family SUV - is now. The new Outlander PHEV from Mitsubishi offers seven-seat versatility and you can drive it in pure-battery EV mode. Here’s what you need to know to also pick one up cheap…
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Head to head: EV versus the abomination we know and love in Australia as the V6 diesel ute, a CO2-belching dual-cab light-commercial. What is actually better on the carbon dioxide front? The facts might shock you…
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The good news about high inflation, especially if you're in the market for an EV or a plug-in hybrid, is change is coming. It's going to happen on the 30th of June and you may want to factor this in to your pre-flight checklist before you take off…
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The car industry says there’s been an explosion in new electric and hybrid vehicle sales. But is this true when they can’t even get the story straight? Here are the facts about how many EVs Australia is actually buying and who’s behind these bogus claims…
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