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BYD Shark 6 – Australia’s most enjoyable ute is undone by inept customer service
The BYD Shark ute took us around Australia, including off-road through Hell’s Gate. But the company can’t get its act together to replace a simple but important part.
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Tesla has missed the boat: The BYD Shark 6 plug in ute is fantastic value for money
The BYD Shark 6 plug-in hybrid ute is fantastic value for money, and has attracted the interest of a lot of Tesla fan-boys. If only it can get its deliveries sorted.
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I strayed from the Tesla cult and went to the dark side
We own two Tesla cars but the price on the MG4 was irresistible for our youngest daughter. Such a shame about the dealership experience.
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Some short term fixes to grid constraints that are putting brakes on EV charger rollout
The rollout of public EV charging infrastructure across Australia is more than a year behind what is necessary for the number of EVs. Some blame grid constraints, but there are other options.
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A tale of two remote off-grid EV fast chargers: The wondering and the woeful
Having a diesel generator start up and blow smoke through a Roadhouse is not a good look for NRMA’s new remote standalone charging stations. They have to do better.
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The good, the great, and the really bad: A review of an EV charging network
We did a tour of the newly upgraded RAA charging network. They are mostly great, and one even includes sideways parking for those EVs towing something. But one key site is a big disappointment.
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Diesel vs electric across the Nullarbor: Which is the lowest cost in fuel?
The fuel costs for comparable SUVs crossing the Nullarbor clearly favour the electric SUV over the diesel one.
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Crowd funded DC charger installed at Nullarbor Roadhouse to defuse bottlenecks
EV driving groups band together to roll out a much-needed DC charger at the Nullabor Roadhouse.
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Driving Tasmania is EV heaven
Tasmania is blessed with a fast charging network provided by the people, for the people. It means you don’t have to spend hours planning where to charge.
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The EV charging bottleneck soon to arrive on the Nullarbor
A massive bottleneck is looming for EV drivers looking to cross the Nullarbor.