EX30 first drive: Volvo releases its smallest, quickest and most coveted EV
The Volvo EX30 is poised to be the premium brand's best-seller in Australia. We got a chance to drive it to see if it lives up to the hype.
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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.
Hyundai Ioniq 5 N review: Is this the best fully electric performance car?
The Ioniq 5 N is Hyundai's first performance electric vehicle and it has already been named Top Gear's 2023 Car of the Year Award and 2024 World Performance Car of the Year.
My first electric car is a BYD Dolphin: This is what I have learned to date
In late November I bought a new electric car. My first. It's a BYD Dolphin, and this is what I have learned.
“Look at me:” The powerful, small and agile Fiat 500e Abarth
Just how much of a difference can "Abarthing" a Fiat 500e make? After a 10 days of test driving an 'acid green' machine, here's what we discovered.
BMW i5 M60 review: The sound system is so good it gave me goosebumps
The BMW i5 M60 is electric luxury at a hefty price. Maybe the best part was hearing my favourite songs through the 17-speaker sound system.
Diesel vs electric across the Nullarbor: Which is the lowest cost in fuel?
The fuel costs for comparable SUVs crossing the Nullarbor clearly favour the electric SUV over the diesel one.
Will we make it? Canberra to the coast and back in a very short range Nissan Leaf EV
A new fast charger in Braidwood makes it possible to go from Canberra to the coast and back in a Nissan Leaf, despite having a maximum range of just 110 km.
Kia EV6 GT review: One of the best performance cars on the road
The EV6 GT lives up to these expectations and raised the bar for the best performance electric vehicle on the road.
Our electric vehicle tows not one but two boats: We saved the weekend twice!
Last year I towed a boat 3200 km with my Tesla Model 3. This year I'm doubling the stakes and towing two boats at the same time, on a weekend.
Ioniq 5N review: Hyundai’s first performance EV takes on Porsche Taycan
If someone had told me I would love the sound and feel of a simulated torque band, DSG clutch action and roar of a V8 motor in an EV, I would have told them they were nuts.