Polestar 3 Review: Stunning drive in a luxury electric SUV, but at a price
You will struggle to find better value for money than the Polestar 3. It is extraordinarily fun to drive, looks good, and has the trimmings and comfort to suit.
Road Trips
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Giles Parkinson is founder and editor of The Driven, and also edits and founded the Renew Economy and One Step Off The Grid web sites. He has been a journalist for nearly 40 years, is a former business and deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review, and owns a Tesla Model 3.
The first lap of Australia in an electric truck has begun, with some charging challenges
The first lap of Australia by an electric truck has begun, with some interesting charging challenges along the way.
Kakadu road-trip by EV: Sensing grandeur, navigating limits
Kakadu National Park is vast – any way you think about it. But there are EV chargers at Jabiru and Cooinda, so no real cause for range or charger anxiety.
XC40 Recharge review: The electric Volvo that is safe, reliable and just a little boring
Volvo has made improvements to the driving range, motors and battery size of the XC/C40 pair– so I took an XC40 Recharge for an extended spin to see what difference these changes had made.
First electric road trip: We traded in our fossil car and drove the new EV 1,000kms home
It was an adventure of unknowns. The only EV we'd ever driven was a Tesla Y rental. We’d never sighted another Renault Megane E-Tech in the wild, much less driven one.
Smart #1 and Smart #3 test drives: Hash-tagging their way to an all electric future
Smart are back in Australia with a new all electric line-up, starting with the #1 and the #3. We take them for a drive.
Litchfield national park in the Top End: Range-perfect for EV tripping
You can enjoy the stunning Litchfield national park in your EV with absolutely no cause for range or any other anxiety the popular media currently attributes to electric driving.
Hiring an electric vehicle and dealing with the 6 stages of charging anxietyÂ
If you are going to Tasmania, you should consider going electric. Just pay attention to the locking procedures and prepare yourself for the six stages of charging anxiety on your return.
Patience is a virtue when negotiating EV charging gaps in top end of WA
Faulty fast chargers should not prevent EV drivers going to most places cars can take you at the top end of WA. Anyone road tripping with an EV knows the work-around: slow down!
Electric road tripping in the stunning Ningaloo world heritage area
Many West Australian beaches are ‘world famous’ for their sunsets. But there can’t be too many places in this wide country where you can see the sun rise and set from exactly the same spot.