BMW i3s test drive: Surprise, surprise
The new generation of BMW i3 and i3s electric vehicles have hit the road, with double the range, and a few surprises.
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.
Wagga mayor proves doubters wrong and takes his EV to Sydney and back
Wagga Wagga mayor Greg Conkey takes up challenge and drives to Sydney and back in the council's electric vehicle, just to prove the doubting councillors and media wrong.
A whole new world: Why my electric Kona and 10kW rooftop solar make sense
We ordered an electric Kona and a 10kW rooftop solar system. This was no act of protest, because it is economically rational and environmentally responsible.
Part II: Redefining the Australian (EV) long weekend in an electric Kona
Part 2 of the great long weekend electric drive in a Kona, the car that refuels itself when it goes downhill!
A long weekend away in the new electric Nissan Leaf
The new Nissan Leaf offers us the opportunity to go electric on much longer trips and I was really excited to test out our new EV on a weekend away.
Re-defining the Australian long weekend drive with an electric Kona
Was Scott Morrison right to suggest that EVs would ruin the long weekend? We decided to find out with our electric Kona.
Small is beautiful for Australia’s new electric two wheelers
A test-drive of Fonzarelli new NKD model prototype, best described as a hybrid between a scooter and a motorcycle.
The freaking future: First impressions of our new Tesla Model 3
After taking delivery of one of first Tesla Model 3s in Australia I thought I’d give a few quick first impressions.
Tesla test drive: Around the ‘burbs, in a jam, and down the highway in a Model 3
The Model 3 performance version knows how to perform. But what's it like in suburban streets, stuck in traffic jams, and along the highway.
Are (non-Tesla) EVs capable of the Great Australian Road Trip?
In an effort to test the ‘endurance-run’ category, I recently set out on a Melbourne to Sydney road trip in my new Kona electric.