The slow electrification of recreational, off-road 4WD vehicles
The recreational off-road vehicle segment has been slow to embrace electrification, but there are some significant advantages. Here's what's on offer.
Road Trips
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YouTuber to tackle first lap around the world in a battery-electric truck
A professional truck driver and YouTuber known as "Elektrotrucker" is about to undertake the world's first trip around the world in a fully electric truck.
“I’ve never been caught out:” Electorate “bigger than Belgium” no problem for this EV-driving MP
With an electorate "bigger than Belgium" – six hours from one end to the other – state Labor MP says his EV driving experience thus far is "75,000 km and I've never been caught out."
Some must-do’s for crossing the Nullarbor in an EV, and why you need a Plan B
Across a 5,000 km Melbourne-Perth Nullarbor trip, we made 30+ charging stops - showing preparation is key for long-distance EV travel.
The best thing about driving 2,200 km on this EV holiday: Not having to worry where to charge
The best thing about having an EV on a driving holiday in New Zealand is not having to worry about where to charge. Maybe this might one day be the case in Australia.
A 1,000 km day trip in our EV to a country town and back – and just 43 minutes charge time
Over the 1,000 km to a country town and back, we stopped to charge for a total of 43 minutes, which is 17 minutes less than the recommended breaks for a single driver.
The Audi Q6 e-tron: A masterclass in sensible extravagance
Audi’s first PPE-based EV has arrived in the form of the Q6 e-tron Performance. But after two weeks as family shuttle and highway tourer, does this purpose-built electric Audi finally get it right?
An EV road trip rookie learns fast from a mission to install a remote EV charger
People want to be confident they can do country trips and many do not want to have to buy a $70,000 large EV to be sure of making the distance between working chargers.
New Tesla Model 3 Long Range unlocks ICE-like travel times
Over 600 km of real world range at highway speeds unlocks the capability of EV road trips that do not take any longer than travelling in an ICE car.
Fun and easy: Our lap around Australia with a family of four in a small electric Dolphin
Our electric lap around Australia in our BYD Dolphin turned out to be fun and easy, even if we did have to jettison the roof pod. The NT turned out to be the biggest charging challenge.