Mercedes-Benz EQB: Finally, an available EV with seven seats
In absence of a seven-seater option for the Tesla Model Y, buyers can now get behind the wheel of a family EV SUV in the form of the EQB.
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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.
ID.4 and ID.5 first look and drive: VW’s practical solution to electric driving
Electric VWs are already highly visible on UK roads, so we decided to check them out and go for a drive to find out what all the fuss is about.
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Charging into wildflower season in a Hyundai Kona
EV road-trippers quickly learn that not all chargers are created equal – and that "fast charging" can mean different things in different places. But sometimes, slower is better.
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“Easier than you think:” Sydney to Darwin in an electric car
Electric road trips across remote stretches of Australia are easy to do with the right know-how, tips and research.
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Video: Polestar 2 road trip converts an EV skeptic
Two EV novices make it to Canberra and are surprised at lack of ultra fast-chargers, but Annie has been convinced EVs are the way to go.
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Genesis electric G80 brings green luxury to corporate travel, with a solar roof
Genesis G80 brings green luxury to the corporate travel market, with the help of a solar roof.
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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.
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“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.
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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.
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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.
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