First Drive: BMW i4 electric sedan lays down challenge to Tesla
The i4 is BMW's first all electric sedan, and sits right in the middle of the main Tesla offerings. It's fast, but it could be even better.
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.
How printed solar PV will power a Tesla road trip around Australia
A 15,000km road trip around Australia will be powered by printed solar, rolled out to harvest the sun and then rolled up and stored in the Tesla boot.
Audi e-Tron S first drive: 2.6 tonnes of electric luxury grunt fit for country roads
Audi e-Tron S features torque vectoring, adaptive air suspension and a powerful tri-motor format. In short, it is 2.6 tonnes of electric luxury grunt.
Another weekend “ruined:” Electric motorbike rider tackles Victorian high country
A road trip to an off-grid expo on the other side of the Victorian Alps sounded like too good an opportunity for one new electric motorbike owner.
What it’s like to lease a Lug & Carrie e-Cargo bike
The acceleration is immediate. I can carry plenty of groceries, as well as the kids, who can see much more on the bike than they can in the car.
Sydney to Perth in five days in a short-range BYD T3 electric van
Electric T3 van owner Steve Gill attempts the drive from Sydney to Perth in just five days.
How the “mini-van” of e-bikes has helped this family beat the traffic and get stuff done
The really interesting thing about owning an e-bike, is how sub-optimal taking a car now seems in so many different scenarios.
Around Tasmania in a rented Tesla. Yes, you can actually do that
Tasmania is a pretty good place to go driving in an EV. Its grid is powered by wind and hydro and nowhere is too far to cause range anxiety.
An Australian family’s three month, 20,000km Tesla road and camping trip through US
Do EVs - specifically Teslas - work for road trips? Absolutely! They are more cost effective, better for the environment and more fun.
Porsche Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo review: Electrifying high performance tourer
Australia's most expensive electric vehicle makes it clear why those with the budget would be enticed to go electric given half the chance.