Car advice for people whose age and IQ are both over 50.
ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE NOT usually known for their driving dynamics but Nissan, the company that pioneered mass-market EVs with its Leaf a decade ago, is focused on making the most of the acceleration and torque
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AS YOU ARE PROBABLY aware, the electric vehicle market in Australia accounts for a paltry one percent of new car sales, but elsewhere in the world, EVs are also facing some challenges. The UK, like
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WE’VE BEEN HEARING so many negative stories about Tesla that we’re starting to wonder if there’s a conspiracy against them. Clearly, if the major car companies perceive Tesla as a threat, they would do everything
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CHARGING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE in the UK using a public charging point can cost almost 10 times more than charging up at home, according to Britain’s What Car? According to What Car?, you’ll pay an eye-watering
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WHILE THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT buries its head in the sand about climate change and alternative power sources, the British government has brought forward plans to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050. A major step towards
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Electric vehicles are fast gaining market share, especially in Europe, but they can require totally new thinking and skill-sets when it’s slippery. Prepared by Toni Jalovaara, director of Inmen OY Helsinki, Finland Whether we’re ready
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ANCAP, AUSTRALASIA’S INDEPENDENT vehicle safety authority has today expressed concerns regarding incorrect safety claims made by electric vehicle importer, ACE Electric Vehicles Group, in relation to three potential new models entering the Australian vehicle fleet.
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THE NEW NISSAN LEAF has arrived in Australia (it seems to have taken forever) and will go on sale nationally from August 1 (but pre-orders are being taken now). With 89 dealers, Nissan is the
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Paul Murrell tests the 2019 Hyundai Ioniq EV with pricing, specs, ride and handling, safety, verdict and everything the over-50 driver needs to know. Summary: Electric vehicles have been limited to niche markets for way
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IAN CRAWFORD attended the glitzy (and very premature) relaunch in Sydney. Here’s what he learned. NISSAN HAS STAGED a mega presentation at Sydney’s historical Carriageworks complex to preview its next-generation Leaf electric car. The nation’s
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