The Driven Podcast: Polestar’s big play on electric SUVs
We take a drive in the new Polestar 3, and talk to the company's Australia boss Scott Maynard about the EV industry and the rollout of the company's new models.
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Polestar 3 Review: Stunning drive in a luxury electric SUV, but at a price
You will struggle to find better value for money than the Polestar 3. It is extraordinarily fun to drive, looks good, and has the trimmings and comfort to suit.
The world’s biggest bus manufacturer has big electric plans for Australia
Australia's bus fleets are still largely unnelectrified, but the world's largest manufacturer of buses and coaches sees that changing.
Chery Omoda E5 First Drive: A new affordable EV that ticks many boxes, and has a spare
Chery's affordable first EV in Australia hits the streets and we got a chance to drive it around Canberra and surrounding hills. It even has a spare wheel!
The first lap of Australia in an electric truck has begun, with some charging challenges
The first lap of Australia by an electric truck has begun, with some interesting charging challenges along the way.
Kakadu road-trip by EV: Sensing grandeur, navigating limits
Kakadu National Park is vast – any way you think about it. But there are EV chargers at Jabiru and Cooinda, so no real cause for range or charger anxiety.
XC40 Recharge review: The electric Volvo that is safe, reliable and just a little boring
Volvo has made improvements to the driving range, motors and battery size of the XC/C40 pair– so I took an XC40 Recharge for an extended spin to see what difference these changes had made.
First electric road trip: We traded in our fossil car and drove the new EV 1,000kms home
It was an adventure of unknowns. The only EV we'd ever driven was a Tesla Y rental. We’d never sighted another Renault Megane E-Tech in the wild, much less driven one.
Volvo Cars dumps 2030 all-electric target, to ramp up hybrids as it weakens climate goals
Volvo Cars has abandoned its 2030 all-electric target and has replaced it with a new goal of using plug-in hybrids and even mild hybrids to reach a diluted target by the end of the decade.
The Driven Podcast: How Smart is an EV?
Smart delivers its first EVs into Australian market and we talk to chief designer Kai Sieber. Plus: Stagnating EV sales – do we blame the Elon effect, FUD, or cost of living?