Electrifying Everything

I had a chat recently with Polestar Australia about their Polestar 2 electric car, this is what I found out about Optus connectivity / IP address, Android Automotive updates, Waze app and more … Car data SIM New Polestar 2 owners in Australia... Read More

People like me who don’t have a garage or parking lot at home need lots more options to charge their electric car battery. JOLT aims to help solve this major barrier to electric vehicle (EV) ownership in Australia by building thousands of 25kW DC... Read More

When you’re in a hurry to recharge your electric car battery fast during a long road trip across Australia you’ll probably use a very fast DC 50/150/350kW charger that has a cable to plug into your car built-in. However at many places such... Read More

Over 100 Automotive journalists from around the world chose the Hyundai Ioniq 6 to win: World Car of the Year, World Electric Vehicle and World Car Design of the Year. This follows on from the predecessor model Hyundai Ioniq 5 winning the same... Read More

In their marketing Kia Australia promises that the Kia Niro EV GT-Line electric car is capable of 11kW AC charging rate. I tested whether this was true at my local shopping centre AC charging station, using a 7m Type 2 to Type 2 EV Charging Cable... Read More

Preorders for the much anticipated MG4 electric car will open in Australia on April 11 2023. Initially only the top spec 64kWh Essence variant will be for sale for $47,990 plus on-road costs. At a later date two other  variants will be available at a... Read More

The Kia Niro EV GT-Line electric car which I tested recently has an interesting feature that you might not have heard of called V2L (which stands for Vehicle to Load). Unlike some other electric cars there’s an external V2L adaptor as well as an... Read More

Easter school holidays and the days either side of Christmas are traditionally amongst the busiest on Australian roads as people travel to visit friends and family, meanwhile petrol prices often “coincidentally rise” at the same... Read More

If you’re wondering how much boot storage space the Kia Niro EV 2022 has (GT-Line, S) has it’s listed as 475 litres which I found to be excellent as it fits: 2 x medium sized suitcases 2 x carry on luggage on top 2 x small backpacks on the... Read More

If you’re wondering how much boot storage space the MG ZS EV 2022 Excite or Essence has, it’s listed as 470 litres which I found to be just enough for: 2 x medium sized suitcases 1 carry on luggage Disappointingly there is no additional... Read More