As we get older, the eyes have it
OUR VISION DETERIORATES as we get older, often without us even being aware of it. And the importance of good vision when driving can’t be stressed enough. Reducing the number of drivers on the road
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More than half believe EV adoption targets “not achievable”
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
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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Why are so many modern cars front-wheel drive?
INCREASINGLY, MODERN CARS ARE driven by the front wheels rather than the rear (other than those that send drive to all four wheels, of course). Front-wheel drive has almost become the default due to five
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Is a dash cam worth having?
WE HERE AT seniordriveraus just love dash cams. Quite apart from their potential to make a significant contribution to road safety, they have provided hilarious footage to television shows highlighting the stupidity of other drivers
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Volkswagen sources additional T-Rocs
VOLKSWAGEN HAS BEEN IMPACTED perhaps more than most other companies by stock shortages, but it has now revealed that it has been able to negotiate extra production of the T-Roc R and T-Roc R-Grid. The
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Make road safety your 2023 priority
WHAT BETTER NEW YEAR RESOLUTION could there be than to commit to playing your part in reducing death and injury on the roads? And the best way to do that is to put road safety
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Another recall for Lexus
LEXUS AUSTRALIA HAS ANNOUNCED that it will initiate a safety recall involving GS, GS F, IS, RC and RC F vehicles produced between January 2012 and August 2018, inclusive. There are 14,301 vehicles involved in
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Dogs prefer EVs
WE THOUGHT WE’D HEARD almost every genuine (and spurious) reason to move out of internal combustion engine cars and join the lemming-like rush to electric vehicles, but this one takes the cake. In a first-of-its-kind
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Linkt responds to seniordriveraus criticism
AN OFFER OF RIGHT OF REPLY to our story yesterday (read it here) from seniordriveraus to Scott Charlton, the CEO of Transurban, elicited a quick response. The company’s very personable Complaints Manager, Thanh Ho, repeatedly
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