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It pays to have friends in high places

March 17, 2025 murrellp@bigpond.com Electric vehicles, Need to know

TESLA SHARES HAVE TAKEN QUITE a pounding as people object to Elon Musk’s role in the Trump administration. In a breathtaking piece of chutzpah, US President Donald Trump has promised to buy a Tesla to

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“Full self-driving” mode still dodgy for Tesla

February 17, 2025 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver threats, Autonomous cars, Electric vehicles, Need to know

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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Is the Tesla Cybertruck worse than the Ford Pinto?

February 14, 2025 murrellp@bigpond.com Classic car buying advice, Electric vehicles

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

February 11, 2025 murrellp@bigpond.com Buying advice, Electric vehicles, Need to know

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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Yet another recall for Tesla Cybertruck

July 11, 2024 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

WHEN YOU’RE HOT, you’re hot. And when you’re not, you’re not (with apologies to Holden Torana from way back when). Tesla’s woes with the Cybertruck continue. Tesla announced two separate Cybertruck recalls, adding to its

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Tesla, Polestar withdraw from FCAI over “misleading future vehicle prices”

March 19, 2024 murrellp@bigpond.com Electric vehicles, Need to know

TESLA AND POLESTAR HAVE WITHDRAWN from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, claiming the FCAI is “misleading the public over future new vehicle prices” under the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES). Hot on the heels

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Zero to 100 in less than one second

March 19, 2024 murrellp@bigpond.com Electric vehicles, Upcoming new models

IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING FROM science fiction, and to be honest, we can’t understand what the benefit would be, but Tesla’s second-generation roadster has, according to CEO Elon Musk, the capacity to accelerate from zero

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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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Tesla owners face long queues to recharge

January 2, 2023 murrellp@bigpond.com Aging driver challenges, Electric vehicles

THE STRUGGLE TO produce the infrastructure to deal with the booming sales of EVs is having its inevitable consequences. As reported by the UK Daily Mail, over Christmas, long queues of Teslas were seen in

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Ford, Tesla owners face more recalls

November 28, 2022 murrellp@bigpond.com Need to know

RECALLS ARE BECOMING A WAY of life for many owners, not least Tesla owners. More than 15,000 Tesla vehicles are being recalled in Australia for a fault that owners have been warned, “could increase the

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