EV Advice

Vehicle emissions standards Australia - What are the new rules and how do they work?
By Stephen Ottley · 28 Nov 2024
January 1, 2025 will be an important date for anyone that drives a car, ute, SUV or any type of motor vehicle in Australia. That date will mark the introduction of the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES), the Federal Government’s attempt to cut harmful new vehicle emissions as part of its wider climate change policy.
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Five best EV vans in Australia
By Tom White · 21 Aug 2024
Electric cars are all the rage these days with exciting new models from Audi all the way to Volvo, offering a zero emissions future.
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How many electric cars catch fire every year?
By Marcus Craft · 09 Aug 2024
Electric vehicles (EVs) are popular. And for good reason because, let’s face it, no one wants the world to become a disaster-plagued hothouse in the not-too-distant future (if we’re not already there?) and the EV, while not a magical solution in and of itself, may at least form a small part of humankind’s ever-evolving efforts to rectify the damage we have all wrought on the world during our time
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Electric car battery warranties explained
By Tom White · 01 Aug 2024
Can you hear what’s coming over the horizon? Probably not, because it’s a swathe of near-silent Electric Vehicles (EVs), set to supersede the bog-standard gas-guzzling Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) car within the next decade or two. 
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Top five electric SUVs in Australia
By Stephen Corby · 10 Jul 2024
The top five electric SUVs updated for 2022
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Every electric car available in Australia
By Stephen Corby · 28 Jun 2024
If you think electric vehicles might be just a fad, like a Rubik’s Cube or a Livestrong bracelet, or even those Oakley stickers everyone had on their windscreens that said “Thermonuclear Protection”, we have news for you: EVs aren’t going anywhere. They’re going everywhere.
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The top 8 electric sports cars in the world
By Stephen Corby · 26 Jun 2024
A traditional sports car is a lot like the barfly at your local pub - it consumes a hell of a lot more, and is a lot louder than pretty much anything within a one kilometre radius. 
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How to rent a Tesla (and other electric cars) in Australia
By David Morley · 26 Jun 2024
In the good old days, it was a common practice for those in the market for a new car to try before they bought. And, yes, while a dealership will usually allow you to take a car a couple of hours, getting an extended test drive is sometimes not so easy.
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Best EV 4WDs available in Australia
By David Morley · 25 Jun 2024
Electric 4X4 anyone? It kind of makes sense that, as the rest of the car market transits towards an EV future, that the four-wheel drive market would, too. It is, of course, not that simple. The term all-wheel drive electric car is not specific enough, just for starters.
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Best EV trucks available in Australia
By Stephen Corby · 21 Jun 2024
Just like passenger cars and SUVs, the world of utes and pick-ups is set for an electric transformation in the coming decade. Medium and heavy-duty trucks and even semis are also set to be a part of this change, with big-name brands such as Freightliner, Kenworth, Peterbilt and Volvo joining Tesla in the electric prime mover market.
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