Porsche Taycan GTS review: Luxury daily driver and weekend track beast
A track run, a drive through the Gold Coast hinterland, and a cruisy drive around cane fields gave the perfect chance to see what the Porsche Taycan GTS can offer.
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Riz is the founder of carloop based in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV data, insight reports and trends. He is a mechanical engineer who spent the first 7 years of his career building transport infrastructure before starting carloop. He has a passion for cars, particularly EVs and wants to help reduce transport emissions in Australia. He currently drives a red Tesla Model 3.
EV charging in the desert: Saving the planet, one French fry at a time
Hurry Krishna reaches Port August after three days and 2,500km on the road in a Hyundai Kona EV.
From here to eternity: The day range anxiety drove me to the nearest McDonalds
In the first blog, Krishna wrote of the trials and tribulations of getting ready for an EV journey across the Nullarbor. In this second post she deals with Range Anxiety!
From here to eternity: Driving the longest, flattest, straightest road, with not many chargers
Driving across the Nullarbor is an Australian rite of passage, usually undertaken by the young and the restless, and not often in an electric car.
Mercedes Vision EQXX drives 1,200km on single charge to Goodwood
Mercedes Vision EQXX drives 1,202 kilometres on a single battery charge to Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Space and performance, or V2L and price: We compare Tesla Model Y and BYD Atto 3
The Tesla Model Y and BYD Atto 3 are both in the running to be in the top three EVs in 2022 by sales. How do they compare? Which is better value?
The 1,880km EV journey from Lake Eyre to Mt Kosciuszko that cost just $15.50
EVs are already viable, says Adelaide engineer who rode his electric Harley Livewire from the country's biggest lake to its highest mountain.
Tesla Model Y test drive: Higher, bigger, slower and incredibly popular
Driving the Model Y is a little like driving a Model 3 in a high chair. It is higher, bigger, slower, and will likely easily outsell its smaller sibling.
First customer test drive of Model Y: Smooth ride, but those hideous wheels!
"First" customer to test drive the Model Y in Melbourne shares experience on social media, answering questions about size, speed and handling.
Are we there yet? Electric road trip to Perth reveals state of EV charging in Australia
Travelling from Melbourne to Perth in an EV still takes careful planning. What still needs to be done for national EV charger rollout in Australia?