Last year’s tariff increases from the EU on Chinese BEVs weren’t exactly a surprise. What was a surprise was that plugin hybrids weren’t affected by the rising tariffs, which caught most Chinese OEMs by surprise. Previously, they had been betting in launching BEV models in Europe, with the PHEV market … [continued]
When I hear the name Alfred, I think of the kindly butler making hot cocoa for a young Master Bruce in Wayne Manor. Cyclone Alfred was another matter, hitting Brisbane over three days and causing major damage through a large portion of the southern Queensland and northern New South Wales … [continued]
This is the third of a five-part series of articles (you can check the first part here and the second part here), where I look at the best affordable EVs in each size category. See the background for this series in those articles as well. C Segment — Compacts Having … [continued]
Update: This article has been updated to correct the country where MG is outselling Tesla, which is Australia rather than the UK. Remember when the Tesla Model Y outsold every other electric car, anywhere in the world, all the time? That was then; this is now. According to Yahoo Finance, … [continued]
Allan has recently retired from his position as the Chief Information Officer at Isuzu Ute Australia. He knows about motor vehicles and he is dead set on value for money. He is in the market for an electric vehicle, and I asked him to share his shopping-for-value experience. When I … [continued]
Battery electric vehicles only achieved a 5.9% penetration of the new vehicle market in Australia in August. This is 5,892 out of 100,786 total light vehicles sold. It was 6,743 in July. Perhaps it’s time to admit that there is a slowdown and a pivot to PHEVs. Strangely, the more … [continued]
When is a car not just a car? When it is an EV with over-the-air updates. Electric vehicles are not just transport from A to B, they are connected computers on wheels. As new electric vehicles enter the Australian market, consumers need to be aware of more than just drivetrain … [continued]
About 8% of new cars sold in Australia in July were plug-in electric vehicles (battery electric and plug-in hybrid). That’s down from the H1 average of approximately 10%. At least it isn’t Groundhog Day. The spectacular launch of Xpeng into the Australian market is expected to shift the ground. Although … [continued]
Both MG4 and Volvo EX30 reach record results in June. Some 294,000 plugin vehicles were registered in Europe in June, which means it is another month in the red year over year (-5% YoY). That’s contrasted with what the overall market experienced (+4% YoY). Taking a more focused examination of … [continued]
My car made my coffee is almost as good a line as “I have a petrol station on my roof!” (I charge my Tesla from rooftop solar.) In another demonstration that the rural regions of Queensland are ready for electric cars, an extensive electric vehicle exhibition was mounted in Rockhampton, … [continued]
