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.
Road Trips
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Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model Y and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.
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.
How an Ioniq 5 stacks up against petrol cars on a long distance road trip
The road trip is a sacred rite for many Australians. Are EVs actually disadvantaged when travelling around 900km from Sydney to Melbourne?
“Hold my beer:” Chris Bowen takes Tesla on electric road trip, but gets ribbed by EV owners
Labor's Chris Bowen sets out to "ruin" his weekend by taking a Tesla for a long drive, drawing good-hearted one-upmanship from the EV community.