New BMW iX breaks cover
BMW AUSTRALIA WILL INTRODUCE the enhanced BMW iX, which had its world premiere last month, by the middle of 2025. It will introduce one variant at that time, the iX xDrive45 M Sport, which supersedes
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Category: Electric vehicles
Nightmare depreciation figures for buyers
THE NUMBERS MIGHT ALL BE in British pounds, but the implications for Australian buyers are plain to see: new cars are depreciating as fast (or faster) than they have ever done. Depreciation on new cars
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“Full self-driving” mode still dodgy for Tesla
REMEMBER THAT JOKEY POSTER that used to be in some pubs? It said, “Free beer. Tomorrow.” Because, as we all know, tomorrow never comes. Well, perhaps someone should show that poster to Elon Musk. He’s
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Lexus announces RX 450h+ PHEV from $123,500
LEXUS HAS CONFIRMED THE ARRIVAL of the RX 450h+ plug-in hybrid luxury SUV from April, with a starting price of $123,500, excluding on-road costs. The upcoming arrival of the RX 450h+ is a further option
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GWM pushes further into EVs with Cannon Alpha PHEV
GWM IS SET TO ELEVATE ITS ELECTRIFIED vehicle range in April 2025 with the launch of the all-new GWM Cannon Alpha Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). Designed to redefine the standards in the EV utility
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Is the Tesla Cybertruck worse than the Ford Pinto?
WHEN A US ARMY SERGEANT detonated a collection of gas canisters and explosive fireworks near the front doors of Trump International Hotel Las Vegas, it blew the windows out and injured seven bystanders. Elon Musk
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EV sales fall, hybrid and PHEV sales soar
WE HAVE ALWAYS ARGUED that hybrids and PHEVs tend to make more sense than EVs in a country as large as Australia, and it seems buyers are coming to the same conclusion. January’s sales figures
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The real costs of car insurance – EV vs PHEV vs ICE
WE’VE TALKED A LOT on various podcasts and in our own articles about the surprisingly high costs of insuring an electric vehicle, compared to insuring a similar internal combustion engine car. This has elicited a
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More companies step back from EV promises
WE ALWAYS THOUGHT SOME OF the promises being made by car companies to go fully electric (in some cases as early as 2030) were ambitious, premature and, in some cases, potentially financially catastrophic. Well, it
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Group calls for removal of FBT for EV home chargers
IN AN OPEN LETTER to the offices of Chris Bowen MP, Catherine King MP, Senator David Pocock and leader of the Greens, Adam Bandt MP, manufacturer of Evnex home EV chargers, has called for a
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