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So you really think EVs are going to work?

July 9, 2022 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver threats, Electric vehicles, Need to know

THERE ARE MANY ISSUES facing the implementation of electric vehicles, not least of which is the lack of infrastructure. The simple fact is that we have failed to adequately plan for and prepare for the

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Another EV fire causes concern

June 20, 2022 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver threats, Electric vehicles

Bill Buys reports that a massive fire at an EV parking lot in India is another headache for the industry ABOUT 100 vehicles were gutted by a massive fire at an EV parking facility in

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Buying an EV to save money? But will you?

June 9, 2022 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Electric vehicles

REMEMBER WHEN BUYING health insurance or a mobile phone plan was almost impossible because you could never compare apples with apples? Welcome to the new world, where buying an electric vehicle has joined health insurance

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Queensland jumps on the EV incentive bandwagon

March 16, 2022 murrellp@bigpond.com Electric vehicles, Need to know

YOU HAVE TO WONDER just how much money needs to be thrown at people to convince them to take the leap into electric vehicles. Apparently, quite a lot, if the latest Queensland initiative is anything

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Global study reveals buyers don’t understand EV benefits

January 13, 2022 murrellp@bigpond.com Electric vehicles

DESPITE THE INCREASING prevalence of electric vehicles (EVs) a global study has shown that the benefits are still widely misunderstood. Teads, The Global Media Platform, today released the results of its comprehensive automotive research in

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What do all those electric vehicle terms mean?

November 22, 2021 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Electric vehicles

JUDGING FROM THE QUESTIONS we get from seniordriver readers, there is a lot of confusion about the various terms used to describe electric vehicles, and how different EVs differ from each other. As always with

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Nissan finds a use for retired Leaf batteries

November 18, 2021 murrellp@bigpond.com Electric vehicles, Need to know

AS MODES OF TRANSPORT, trains and electric vehicles (EVs) have a lot in common. Both provide the joy of travel, are safe and convenient and, by expanding the possibilities of electric mobility, both contribute to

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It will soon be EV or nothing

November 18, 2021 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Electric vehicles, Need to know

THERE’S ONLY ONE WORD FOR the push into EVs and that’s “relentless”. Certainly, governments are pushing ahead with their plans to have us all driving EVs by 2030 (or 2050), but it’s the car companies

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EV fire risk a hot topic

November 18, 2021 murrellp@bigpond.com Electric vehicles, Need to know

WE’VE MENTIONED THIS ISSUE before, but now it seems to be gaining wider awareness: electric vehicles pose serious fire risks. There is little doubt that EV sales are accelerating, and being promoted heavily by governments

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More EV charging stations promised, but no subsidies or incentives

November 11, 2021 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Electric vehicles

YOU CAN TELL AN ELECTION is imminent when politicians start making big promises (and kissing babies, but that’s another subject altogether!) About two years ago, the Coalition ridiculed Labor’s intention to introduce a policy to

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