“Good luck with your EV in outback WA!” On the slow road to stunning Karijini
Read any travel magazine and you would think it is impossible to get here without one of those humongous 4WD diesel-fed vehicles. But you can, and we did.
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Hurry Krishna is Indian by birth, Australian by accident and a slow traveller by choice. She is an occasional travel blogger and has recently joined The Driven’s team of writers. She speaks a number of Asian languages, including English, and hopes to walk, cycle or drive her trusty Kona EV far and wide around the world. Under a different name she is a professor and has written many academic books and papers in her areas of specialist research in Media and Cultural Studies.
BYD Seal lays down challenge to Model 3, but it is more likely to be a Camry killer
Seal has been the first BEV for some time where people stopped me in the street to ask questions and comment on how they liked its looks.
Low cost EVs: Is the BYD Dolphin any good for long road trips?
We have travelled this road many times in our Tesla Model Y, and looked forward to a comparison with the BYD Dolphin, one of Australia's lowest cost EV offerings.
Solterra review: Is Subaru’s first electric car Outback ready?
As a long time Subaru driver I was fascinated to see how its first electric car, the Solterra, shaped up - and how it compares with its Toyota sister EV.
BYD Dolphin test drive: Hitting the mark for punters making first switch to EVs
The BYD Dolphin is shaping up as one of Australia’s cheapest and, for the price, best specified battery electric vehicles to date. Time to test it out.
“It’s awkward:” First year of EV ownership has delivered huge savings, but must we wave?
Our EV consumed as much electricity as our house in our first full year of ownership. But do we have to wave back to other EV drivers?
All new Kona electric test drive: Cheaper, better, more range and V2L
The electric Kona is now on a dedicated EV platform, which means it is roomier, slightly cheaper, has more range and vehicle to load functions.
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.
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.