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Top five tips to extend driving range of your EV by one third – and save money

Top five tips to extend driving range of your EV by one third – and save money

Five driving style tips to boost range by 33 per cent. Start by going easy with the right foot – up to half the energy used in an EV goes into acceleration.
Cupra Born specs revealed, reservations opening this week

Cupra Born specs revealed, reservations opening this week

Cupra Born pricing and specifications for Australian model revealed with reservations opening this week.
Australian students break world solar-powered car record in 12-hr, 1000km dash

Australian students break world solar-powered car record in 12-hr, 1000km dash

Solar-powered car built by Australian university students and weighing a quarter that of a Tesla clocks 1,000 km in under 12 hours on a single charge.
Polestar 3 to include driver attention monitoring as standard

Polestar 3 to include driver attention monitoring as standard

Polestar to showcase its new safety system at the Consumer Electronics Show in LA this coming January.
First KemPower fast chargers to go live in Australia

First KemPower fast chargers to go live in Australia

First installed Kempower DC fast charger in Australia spotted in Tasmania.
Electric ID.Buzz van and people mover may arrive in Australia in mid 2024

Electric ID.Buzz van and people mover may arrive in Australia in mid 2024

The electric Kombi, the ID.Buzz, is now expected to arrive in Australia in mid 2024.
Toyota to revise 3-year EV plan after wake-up call on electric transition

Toyota to revise 3-year EV plan after wake-up call on electric transition

Toyota reportedly admits to misreading the electric transition and is now urgently revising its $30 billion EV plan.
Fully Charged to film up to 20 Australian shows ahead of March live event

Fully Charged to film up to 20 Australian shows ahead of March live event

Fully Charged host Robert Llewellyn will arrive in Australia in mid-January to kick off an eight-week promotional campaign ahead of the live event in Sydney.