EV & Hybrid Advice
How to choose the right electric, hybrid or alternative fuel vehicle to suit your lifestyle, or how to get the best out of one you already have.
The top 5 reasons to consider an electric car
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By Stephen Corby · 07 Sep 2022
The 'electric cars vs petrol cars' debate is a curious one, since there's not really a whole lot to debate: EVs don’t use fossil fuels and thus don't emit the kind of harmful greenhouse gases that make Mother Nature, and her favourite daughter Greta Thunberg, very sad indeed.
Top 5 facts about electric cars and myths debunked
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By Stephen Corby · 31 Aug 2022
Although electric vehicles seem like they’ve only recently popped up out of nowhere to sneakily infiltrate any motoring-related conversation, they are far from being an overnight sensation, with the development of crude EVs dating all the way back to the mid-19th century.
Everything you need to know about hybrid vehicle tax credits and incentives in Australia
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By Stephen Corby · 30 Aug 2022
If you want a good example of how government incentives for electric vehicles (EVs) can encourage consumer uptake, then we must turn our attention to the land of Vikings, fjords and men named Bjørn: Norway. Fuel-reliant internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles are more expensive in Norway, and are subject to a carbon tax, weight tax, and 25 per cent sales tax - approximately 50 per cent tax in
Honda hybrids in Australia: Everything you need to know
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By Stephen Corby · 29 Aug 2022
As one of the world's largest manufacturers of internal-combustion engines (ICE) measured by volume - cranking out a whopping 14 million of them annually - you’d expect that Japanese car manufacturer Honda would be well ahead of the curve in terms of alternate fuel sources, now that traditional engines are slowly but surely being phased out due to environmental concerns.
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Lexus hybrid cars in Australia: Everything you need to know
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By Stephen Corby · 23 Aug 2022
Lexus, the luxury division of Japanese auto giant Toyota, passed the major milestone of having sold two million electrified vehicles - meaning electric vehicles (EVs), hybrids and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) - in the first quarter of 2021, a signifier of the brand’s long-term commitment to reducing CO2 emissions and having a more positive environmental impact.
Best second-hand electric cars in Australia
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By Stephen Corby · 23 Aug 2022
It’s been a decade since the Nissan Leaf arrived on Australian roads promising to revolutionise the automotive industry. It was followed shortly after by the Tesla Model S and BMW i3 and now most major car brands either have, or are preparing to launch, their own electric vehicle (EV).
The top 10 electric commercial vehicles to keep an eye on in Australia
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By Stephen Corby · 05 Aug 2022
For the uninitiated, “commercial vehicles” aren’t cars that star in TV ads. What the term actually refers to are any vehicles designed to transport multiple passengers or carry goods, and they typically come in the form of a van or a ute/pick-up truck.
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The top 9 electric vehicle manufacturers
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By Stephen Corby · 27 Jul 2022
Shouting about climate change and car emissions seems to have been going on for decades, but it’s not that long ago that the idea of banning the sale of fossil fuel-consuming internal-combustion-engine (ICE) vehicles would have been unimaginable.
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EV charging stations in Australia explained
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By Stephen Corby · 27 Jul 2022
There are a lot of things to dislike about service stations: petrol pump nozzles you need to insert and withdraw a dozen times before they work, water to wash your windscreen with that looks like it’s been retrieved from a toilet and rest rooms that more often than not look like crime scenes. And smell worse.
The ten cheapest hybrid cars in Australia
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By Stephen Corby · 27 Jul 2022
If you’re on the hunt for a cheap car, then a hybrid electric vehicle should be a strong contender when sizing up possibilities, since the savings continue well after you decide to drive one home.