Neerav Bhatt's blog: electric Australian transportation & sustainable homes
In their marketing Genesis Australia promises that all versions of their Genesis GV60 2023 electric car are capable of a 10.5kW maximum AC charging rate. At home using a single phase 7kW charger the promised charging time from 10% to 100% is... Read More
I recently drove 356km in a Australian Long Range Dual Motor electric car around Sydney. There were lots of short less than 10km trips as well as a 140km drive from Marrickville to Mount Annan Botanic Gardens return and a 165km loop drive from... Read More
I recently drove 372.6km in a Australian Hyundai Ioniq 5 Dynamiq 2023 electric car around Sydney, from short 10km return shopping trips to a long 287km drive from Sydney to Sutton Forest and back. NOTE: a few days before publishing this article Hyundai... Read More
Aussie electric vehicle (EV) owner interview – I spoke with Lindsay Aristobil-Adele about his purchase of a Kia Niro EV GT-Line 2023 and experience driving, servicing, charging etc. I’m publishing a regular series of articles with the... Read More
The first batch of MG4 Excite 51 electric cars sold in Australia didn’t have One Pedal Driving available in the car software menu but this can now be fixed with a free software update. An MG spokesperson told me today that: “The OPD update... Read More
If you’re wondering how much boot and frunk storage space the Australian Australian Polestar 2 MY24 (2024 model) has, it’s listed as 407 litres cargo capacity with seats up, including under floor. The frunk does exist and holds 41... Read More
In their marketing Polestar Australia promise that all versions of their Polestar 2 MY24 (2024 model) electric car are capable of a 11 kW AC charging time (3-phase 16A) AC charging rate. At home using a single phase 7kW charger the promised charging... Read More
Many people choose to buy a car mostly based on their emotional response to what it looks like and feels like sitting inside at a dealer. The BYD Dolphin and MG4 are the two most affordable electric cars in Australia at the moment with base versions... Read More
Some Australian EV owners are finding that although Tesla just opened 30 Supercharger locations to Non-Tesla EVs in Australia, they aren’t as useful as expected because: charging speeds at 250kW sites are much lower than their car is capable... Read More
EDIT: 19 Sept 2023. This issue has been dealt with via a free dealer software update. When MG Australia announced pricing for the MG4 electric hatchback in mid 2023, the specifications list sent to media including me listed one pedal driving as being... Read More