EV Advice: Everything You Need to Know About Electric Cars

Who builds batteries for electric cars? EV battery manufacturers explained

By Stephen Corby · 24 Oct 2023

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.

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EV battery technology explained

By Tom White · 24 Oct 2023

Sure, the world of EVs might seem all new and slightly alarming to those who deeply understand how internal-combustion-engined cars work, but trust us, it’s not that hard. If you’ve ever had a mobile phone, or a laptop, you’ve dealt with batteries and recharging already. Just imagine your laptop with wheels and electric motors, and seats, and a boot and… well, you get the idea.

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Types of electric and hybrid vehicles explained

By Tom White · 03 Oct 2023

As the world moves away from purely internal combustion engined (ICE) vehicles thanks to strict regulations in various parts of the world and widespread awareness of the need to decarbonise the transport sector, multiple types of electrified solutions have popped up.

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Hybrid vs plug-in hybrid: What's the difference?

By Stephen Corby · 20 Sep 2023

The main difference when looking at a hybrid vs a plug in hybrid is that the former is powered by both a petrol-fuelled internal combustion engine and a battery-powered electric motor that can work either independently or simultaneously, whereas the latter is powered chiefly by an electric motor and will only use its internal-combustion engine as a back-up should your electric motor’s battery run

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Electric cars vs petrol cars: What are the pros and cons of going electric?

By Stephen Corby · 20 Sep 2023

Although cars with internal-combustion engines have been the norm for well over a century now, they are slowly but surely on their way out due to the development of vehicles like electric cars that are far better for the environment.

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How do hybrid cars work?

By David Morley · 11 Sep 2023

A hybrid car works by utilising both a petrol-powered internal-combustion engine (ICE) and an electric motor that is powered by a battery. There are also diesel hybrid cars, but these are far less common - petrol hybrids are like birds, diesel ones are a bit more like dodos.

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EV charging apps: The top 5 electric car apps for owners

By Stephen Corby · 30 Aug 2023

One of the major advantages of driving a petrol-powered car is that unless you’re deep in the outback or have taken a serious wrong turn in the middle of nowhere, you can always rest easy knowing that a petrol station where you can refuel is never too far away.

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Chinese electric cars: Top five electric vehicles from China

By Tom White · 07 Jul 2023

For years now we’ve heard talk of electric vehicles changing the world, although Australia lags behind the world's biggest EV markets by a significant margin.

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Electric utes: The 8 best EV utes we would love to see in Australia

By Stephen Corby · 07 Jul 2023

Utes are as intrinsically Australian as a John Farnham comeback concert - we invented the, after all - so it’s no huge surprise to learn that the two best-selling vehicles here last year were the Toyota HiLux and the Ford Ranger.

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Everything you need to know about EV incentives and taxes in Australia

By David Morley · 17 Mar 2023

If there's an area where Australia has been lagging behind the rest of the first world, it would be in in its approach to climate change, and the environment generally.

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