Driving your dollar further
ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE asked about most often is “How can I reduce my motoring expenses?” It is surprising how a few simple behavioural changes can reduce the amount you spend on petrol,
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Category: Need to know
Let’s fix this e-scooter menace
IT PROBABLY FAIR TO SAY that not many over-50s ride e-scooters. If they did, they’d probably show more consideration for others by not misusing them, and not dumping them wherever and whenever they step away
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UK awards for best tow vehicles
WHILE AUSTRALIANS TEND TO tow larger and heavier caravans than their UK equivalents (and, of course, over greater distances), the results of the recent 40th Caravan and Motorhome Club Towcar of the Year competition will
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Hispano Suiza claims link between Carmen and 1938 Xenia Dubonnet
USUALLY WHEN WE HEAR claims that a current or upcoming model has the same DNA as an iconic model from an earlier era, we take it with a grain of salt. However, looking at the
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How do you maximise the life of your EV battery?
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS we are regularly asked is how to prolong the life of an EV battery. Should you keep it on the charger when it’s not being used? Should you only charge it
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Reader enquiry: Why are the AC and DC figures for the Mercedes-Benz EQB 250 so different?
Mark in WA asked us why the AC and DC figures for the Mercedes-Benz EQB 250 are so different (the figure for AC is 11kW while DC is 100kW). WE APPROACHED MERCEDES-BENZ for an explanation,
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EV needs towing? Not so fast!
IT SEEMS TO US that EV buyer education is woefully inadequate. Now there’s another issue that EV owners should be aware of (and from what we can tell, most of them aren’t). Electric vehicles (including
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Honda UK offers kits to keep dogs safe in cars
IN A CLEVER MARKETING MOVE (and one that is unlikely to be repeated in Australia) UK car company Honda has launched a brand-new accessory pack for dogs. Available to buy now, marking International Dog Day,
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UK body urges government to educate autonomous vehicle drivers
IN A MOVE THAT WILL resonate in Australia, the UK’s leading independent road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, has highlighted the need to ensure that the government, and car makers, prioritise training for drivers in its
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Ford pulls plug on Focus and Fiesta
FANS OF SMALL FORDS will be in mourning today after Ford Australia announced that the Focus ST, Focus ST X and Fiesta ST will depart the local line-up by the end of the year, “as
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