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    My phone won't connect to a Mazda CX-3 via Android Auto, what similar model could I buy?
    By David Morley · 14 Mar 2025

    I've test driven four Mazda CX-3s (long story) and none of them have been able to connect to my phone via Android Auto. I have the app, my operating system is acceptable, and I had an IT specialist and two sales consultants trying yesterday.

    Every other car has connected immediately (Kia Stonic, VW T-Roc, Skoda Kamiq, Hyundai Kona). Can you please advise an alternative to the CX-3 that's around $30K, the same size and with the same engine size and same level of power on the freeway.

    Also, I love the T-Roc but am very concerned about parts availability and expense. My own mechanic told me to steer clear of them.

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    Nissan beats Tesla to the punch: First full self-driving car tested on public roads in Japan as Tesla awaits autonomous driving service debut
    By Samuel Irvine · 11 Mar 2025
    For the first time ever in Japan, Nissan has successfully tested a fully autonomous, driverless vehicle on public roads, beating electric car giant Tesla to the feat in the process.
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    BYD's EV charging revolution? Chinese brand to launch 1000-volt architecture for its new electric car range next month: reports
    By Samuel Irvine · 05 Mar 2025
    Electric car (EV) giant BYD will launch 1000-volt architecture on its new EV models as soon as next month, which could see its cars add 300km of range in as little as five minutes of charging, according to CarNewsChina.
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    False hope? Why holy grail batteries are no certainty this decade as Kia joins Audi in pouring cold water on solid state batteries as Toyota, Nissan, Honda, MG, Chery and others forge ahead
    By Dom Tripolone · 03 Mar 2025
    Solid-state batteries are thought of as the holy grail of cell technology. Carmakers across the globe are racing to be the first to put them in an electric car, with some promising the new power source to be in cars this year.
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    Waze vs Google Maps - Which is the better option for you?
    By Emily Agar · 28 Feb 2025
    Waze vs. Google Maps Australia: What should you consider when deciding which navigation application is right for you?
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    'Big leap forward': BMW pours cold water on solid-state battery plans, insists upcoming iX3 and 3 Series Neue Klasse electric cars will deliver major improvements in EV range and power
    By Samuel Irvine · 24 Feb 2025
    BMW estimates it is still years away from requiring solid-state batteries, as the brand spruiks its upcoming sixth-generation battery technology as the next evolution in EV production.
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    Cut-price 4x4 safe for now? 2024 Mahindra Scorpio off-road SUV's future confirmed as AEB safety mandate kicks in
    By Chris Thompson · 21 Feb 2025
    Mahindra’s cut-price off-roader, the Scorpio, will miss the March 1, 2025 cut-off of for being imported to Australia without autonomous emergency braking (AEB).
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    Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series and HiLux's future revealed? Toyota's new hydrogen fuel cell system will be more durable, fuel efficient and cheaper than ever with trucks and utes in line for the new tech
    By Samuel Irvine · 18 Feb 2025
    Could the HiLux go hydrogen-powered? Toyota said it has developed a more durable and fuel efficient hydrogen fuel cell system that will offer up to 20 per cent more cruising range than its current technology.
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    How much to use a Tesla Supercharger?
    By Stephen Ottley · 14 Feb 2025
    Public charging and electric vehicles go together like the chicken and the egg - you can’t have one without the other.
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    New 'dream battery' to revolutionise electric cars: Hyundai joins solid state battery race, which will deliver huge results for EVs such as the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV5 and Genesis GV60
    By Dom Tripolone · 13 Feb 2025
    Hyundai is joining the great battery technology race.
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