Will E10 destroy your car?
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF talk and very little hard information about how using E10 fuel in your car will affect it. Of course, governments are pushing for E10 (fuel with 10 percent ethanol
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Australian new car market suffers downturn due to shortages
THE AUSTRALIAN AUTOMOTIVE MARKET recorded sales of 74,650 new vehicles which is a decrease of 8.1 percent on October 2020 figures. This decrease represents the impact of ongoing microprocessor shortages on international supply chains, but
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Hyundai honours designer Peter Schreyer with a new book
ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT changes to Hyundai and Kia cars has been the impact of designer Peter Schreyer. Schreyer is a designer who deserves to mentioned in the same breath, and with the same
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Honda explains its new sales model
HONDA and MERCEDES-BENZ are introducing a new sales model and changing the way we buy cars. Will it increase what you pay? Here’s HONDA’s explanation why it won’t. THERE HAS BEEN MUCH DISCUSSION and not
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Hybrid control ECU software forces Toyota Prius recall
TOYOTA’S RUN OF RECALLS continues. Toyota Australia has announced that it will initiate a safety recall involving Prius vehicles produced between June 2021 and July 2021. There are 17 vehicles involved in the Australian market,
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Jaguar muscles in on Bond franchise
WE’RE WELL USED TO HEARING the name “Bond, James Bond” almost inevitably when the words Aston Martin appear, but Jaguar has grabbed some of the limelight in the latest Bond opus No Time To Die,
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Is the EV campaign a PR con?
THE PUSH TO GET US ALL driving electric vehicles seems stronger and stronger every day, and car companies are increasingly telling us that they will be “all-electric” in the near future – in some cases
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Is the proposed EV tax unconstitutional?
THE PROPOSED 2.5-CENT per km tax levy on electric vehicles in Victoria is certainly controversial, but is it unconstitutional? Two Victorian drivers argue that it is and are willing to take their case to the
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Are thieves about to target your catalytic converter?
CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ARE FITTED to modern cars since around the mid-70s to reduce emissions. They convert pollutants such as nitrogen oxides into less harmful emissions through a catalyst process. The problem is, inside the casing
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Polestar explores EVs for “last mile” delivery
ONE OF THE CHALLENGES in transport is that the “last mile” of a delivery often costs as much as the rest of the delivery combined. It’s a problem that is occupying some clever minds. Polestar
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