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Who builds batteries for electric cars? EV battery manufacturers explained

14 Apr 2021 by Stephen Corby

There are a number of manufacturers around the world who supply the batteries used in Electric Vehicles (EVs). In 2020, the top five manufacturers controlled a huge 77.3 per cent of the market. With ...Read more

Types of electric and hybrid vehicles explained

19 Mar 2021 by Stephen Corby

The vast majority of modern cars come packing an internal-combustion engine (ICE), but the unfortunate reality is that these vehicles emit the harmful greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2), a major ...Read more

10 best hybrid vehicles in Australia

1 May 2020 by Tung Nguyen

The sale of hybrid electric vehicles continues to climb as automakers prepare to phase out vehicles powered solely by internal-combustion engines and buyers around the world embrace more efficient, ...Read more

Chinese car brands explained

11 Mar 2020 by Tom White

We break down the big players by auto group, and which vehicles on the Australian market in 2019 and 2020 are owned and produced by Chinese car companies. Read more

Top 10 SUVs in Australia: The definitive list

24 May 2019 by Stephen Corby

SUVs were once the rarest of automotive species; big and boxy things, usually covered in mud and driven by off-road types with non-ironic. beards that rarely ventured into urban areas. Read more

New SUVs: Latest news and model releases

26 Mar 2019 by Stephen Corby

To modern Australian families, the SUV is what a Commodore or a Falcon used to be - the sensible, obvious and most common choice of family vehicle. Read more

Top five seven-seat SUVs

10 Oct 2018 by Richard Berry

If there's one thing you know it's that you don't want a people mover. Those are for other people, right? I mean, they're really a mini-bus. No, you're cooler than that, so it's an SUV with seven ...Read more

What is Autonomous Emergency Braking or AEB?

3 Sep 2018 by Stephen Corby

AEB is a system that makes your car a better, safer driver than you, basically, which is why it's a shame it's not standard fitment on every new vehicle sold. Read more

Best large family SUVs for boot space

29 Mar 2018 by Vani Naidoo

Buyers gravitate towards SUVs for a number of varied reasons. Versatility and comfort, ride height and facilitated egress are just a handful of them. And naturally there is the fact that they are ...Read more

Top 5 car news pieces of 2017

22 Dec 2017 by Malcolm Flynn

Police cars, efficiency tech, fast Kias and future Commodores make up the hottest news of the year. Read more

Top five most fuel-efficient SUVs

24 May 2017 by Richard Berry

The words 'fuel efficient' and 'SUV' never used to be seen in the same sentence, unless they were joined by other words such as 'not' and 'very'. Read more

Top five safest SUVs

15 May 2017 by Richard Berry

Look, we don’t want to scare you unnecessarily or tell you anything you already know, but driving is dangerous – like the-most-dangerous-thing-you’ll-do-in-your-life dangerous. ...Read more

What NSW police are looking for in the next highway patrol cars

18 Apr 2017 by Tim Robson

As the search continues for the next generation of highway patrol car, we reveal the tricks and traps for carmakers looking to break into the lucrative police car market. Read more

Best new cars arriving in 2017 | $60,000-$100,000

9 Feb 2017 by Tim Robson

If you're looking for something in the $60-100,000 bracket, 2017 promises a broad selection of new metal, from premium brands, to large SUVs, along with some genuinely fast machinery. Read more

Best new cars arriving in 2017 | $40,000-$60,000

8 Feb 2017 by Tim Robson

If you've got a few more dollars to spend, there's a host of new cars and SUVs arriving in 2017 to tempt you. Read more

Best new SUVs arriving in 2017

25 Jan 2017 by Tim Robson

2017 will be the year that, for the first time ever, sales of SUVs will overtake those of more traditional passenger cars. Read more

Best new cars arriving in 2017

12 Jan 2017 by Peter Anderson

Is 2017 the year of the new car for your garage? It's pretty easy to work out what's available now, but here are the most exciting models that are yet to arrive in showrooms. Read more

Guess what car this is?

6 Jan 2008 by Stuart Innes

That was the image portrayed by actor Roger Moore, who played the role of Simon Templar in the 1960s TV series The Saint. And Martin Hamilton-Smith has something in common with Moore — a white Volvo ...Read more

Who builds batteries for electric cars? EV battery manufacturers explained