Road Trips

Tesla Model 3 owners make 6,000km round trip to FNQ for $186

Tesla Model 3 owners make 6,000km round trip to FNQ for $186

Trip from Brisbane to Cairns in an EV is cheap to do, but highlights the fact EV charging networks are woefully unprepared for coming EV tidal wave.
“It’s just what I did:” First woman to drive solo around Australia in a non-Tesla EV

“It’s just what I did:” First woman to drive solo around Australia in a non-Tesla EV

Tiffany Overton chose an electric Mercedes rather than a Tesla for ground-breaking solo trip around Australia. Sometimes, though, it was like drinking electrons through a straw.
MG ZS EV first impressions: Connected and quiet budget EV

MG ZS EV first impressions: Connected and quiet budget EV

We got a chance to take the new ZS EV for a spin from Sydney’s Circular Quay to the picturesque La Perouse foreshore. Here’s what we think.
First Model Y owners to do “big lap” of Australia highlight EV charging “desolation”

First Model Y owners to do “big lap” of Australia highlight EV charging “desolation”

Harald Murphy and Pete Petrovsky had no illusions about the challenges as they set off – in opposite directions – on a big lap of Australia in two Tesla Model Ys.
Driving an EV off the highway: How good are these wheels?

Driving an EV off the highway: How good are these wheels?

Taking the road less travelled can be done in an EV, and no slower than any other two-wheel SUV.
On the road to Gundagai: NRMA powers outback EV road trip

On the road to Gundagai: NRMA powers outback EV road trip

A wedding on the Sunshine Coast was a good excuse to take our 2015 Tesla on its fourth long trip across the Nullabor. And in NSW we chose the non-Tesla charging route.
Lessons from an EV road trip: Where to stay with your EV

Lessons from an EV road trip: Where to stay with your EV

Where fast chargers are few and far between, you might have to accommodate your car’s need for an overnight charge at a cost to your own comfort.
Lessons from an EV road trip: Headwinds, and that nagging range question

Lessons from an EV road trip: Headwinds, and that nagging range question

Your EV is an individual, and its projected battery range is best seen as a negotiation between you and your EV.