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Yet another EV warning

January 28, 2024 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver threats, Electric vehicles, Need to know

CONCERNS ABOUT EV SAFETY continue to arise. Latest example is the implementation on some South Australian ferries in response to an official alert about the dangers of electric vehicle fires. Despite regular advice from EV

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Chinese beat Apple to release hi-tech cars

January 2, 2024 murrellp@bigpond.com Electric vehicles, Need to know, Upcoming new models

WE HAVE BEEN HEARING about the impending release of Apple’s new car seemingly forever, but after ten years, it doesn’t seem any closer. However, nature abhors a vacuum, which perhaps explains why Chinese smartphone companies

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Still confused whether an EV will save you money?

November 3, 2023 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Electric vehicles, Need to know

ONE OF THE CHALLENGES about deciding to go electric is just how much money you might save. And if your maths skills are anything like ours, it’s almost impossible to calculate. Fortunately, there’s a new

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Insurers evaluate EV fire risk

August 23, 2023 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver threats, Electric vehicles

IT WAS ONLY A MATTER of time before insurers took a close look at the fire risk posed by electric vehicles, especially when they are parked in and near homes, in garages, in underground carparks

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Government explains plan to get more EVs on our roads

May 19, 2023 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Electric vehicles

WHETHER WE WANT THEM or not, the government is determined to push ahead until we are all driving EVs, despite many people being adamantly opposed and many more being far from convinced. The National Electric

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More than half believe EV adoption targets “not achievable”

March 21, 2023 murrellp@bigpond.com Electric vehicles, Need to know

NEW GLOBAL RESEARCH COMMISSIONED by ABB Robotics and leading industry publication Automotive Manufacturing Solutions, revealed that more than half (59 percent) of respondents believe the shift to pure electric vehicle production is not achievable within

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Toyota plans to be selling 50% electric by 2025 

February 8, 2023 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Electric vehicles, Need to know

TOYOTA AUSTRALIA TODAY REVEALED PLANS to launch at least three EVs in three years, starting with the bZ4X (a model name that sounds like the noise you hear when you put your finger in an

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How much less does an EV cost to run than a petrol car? 

February 6, 2023 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Electric vehicles

COMPARING THE SIMPLE FUEL costs of an EV (electric vehicle) compared to an ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicle is something we’ve always wondered about, and yet most information simply suggests that an EV is considerably

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How genuine is the push to EVs?

January 3, 2023 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Electric vehicles

WE HAVE MADE THE POINT BEFORE: we’re not sure the push to have us all driving EVs has been thoroughly thought through. Now, an article by Bjorn Lomborg (president of the Copenhagen Consensus and visiting

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EV needs towing? Not so fast!

September 12, 2022 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver threats, Car care, Electric vehicles, Need to know

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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