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.
Volvo electric cars in Australia: Everything you need to know
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By Stephen Corby · 12 Jul 2022
Sweden has a fine history of world-beating brands - IKEA, Spotify, ABBA - but none has been around for as long as Volvo, the epitome of “safe and sensible”. It may be a little less Swedish these days - Chinese multinational automotive company Geely Holding Group took ownership of Volvo in 2010 - but the brand will forever by synonymous with the land of meatballs, herring and blonde people.
Top five hybrid SUVs in Australia
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By Stephen Corby · 08 Jul 2022
When it comes to electrified vehicles, Australians all seem to have the same concern: our country is genuinely massive, and the all-electric range offered by EVs typically isn’t. This tends to ignore the logical point that most of us don’t drive from Brisbane to Broome very often, but who said humans are logical?
Top 10 most energy efficient EVs in Australia
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By Stephen Corby · 06 Jul 2022
When a driver gets behind the wheel of an electric vehicle (EV) for the very first time, there are a few things that mark it as a decidedly different driving experience, compared to an internal-combustion engine (ICE): the instant torque, the silence and the absence of fuel fumes.
Which EV charges the fastest? - the top 10 fastest charging EVs in Australia
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By Stephen Corby · 05 Jul 2022
The fastest-charging electric car using AC (alternating current) charging is currently a tie between the Porsche Taycan, Audi e-Tron and Audi e-Tron GT. The fastest-charging EV using DC (direct current) charging is a tie between the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6.
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Are electric cars sustainable?
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By Stephen Corby · 15 Jun 2022
When it comes to sustainability in the automotive industry, low or zero-emission cars such as electric vehicles do make a difference in regards to reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. When looking at the full life cycle of an EV, they are a greener option than a petrol-powered car, but harmful emissions are still generated in a variety of ways.
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Bidirectional charging explained: A guide to V2L, V2G, and V2H technology
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By Stephen Corby · 14 Jun 2022
‘Bidirectional charging’ may sound like the kind of thing an electrician will talk to you about in between waffling on about amperes and fuses while you dutifully nod intelligently, like you understand. But the truth is it’s A) actually really quite interesting, and B) something you really should know about if you have even a passing interest in electric vehicles (EVs), or even if you just like us
How many electric cars are there in Australia?
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By Stephen Corby · 08 Apr 2022
As of April 2022, there are 30 electric vehicle models available in Australia, including 65 variants, compromising of 28 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and 37 battery electric vehicles (BEVs, or EVs).
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BMW electric cars in Australia: Everything you need to know
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By Stephen Corby · 05 Apr 2022
Tesla might carry on like electric vehicles never even existed before it came on the scene like an environmental saviour in a very shiny, futuristic suit, but was it experimenting with all-electric cars about 50 years ago?
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How many Teslas are there in Australia?
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By Stephen Ottley · 05 Apr 2022
This is not a simple question to answer because Tesla is notoriously secretive about its sales data, choosing not to be recorded along with every other brand as part of the usual statistics complained by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI).
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The future of electric cars: When will electric cars take over in Australia?
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By Stephen Corby · 05 Apr 2022
If you’re actually one of the few people still wondering ‘Are electric cars the future?’, we’ve got news for you - EVs have already snuck up on us, all ninja-like, with their silent engines and zero-emission tailpipes, to usher in a new age of motoring where “petrol” is just a dirty word.