Finally, belatedly, Australia’s largest car brand has an EV on sale: the Toyota bZ4X. A smidgen larger (but lower) than Toyota’s best-selling RAV4, this medium SUV’s a direct challenger to Tesla’s ubiquitous Model Y. I’ll not bury the headline. This bZ4X is about as average as they come in theContinue Reading
It would “not be in the public interest” to release modelling showing how much car prices would increase under proposed new carbon emissions standards, the Albanese government has told parliament. Carmakers, industry experts and the federal opposition have warned that motorists can expect to pay up to $13,000 more forContinue Reading
The boss of Mitsubishi Australia has warned carmakers may have no choice but to raise prices on some of the country’s most popular vehicles under the Albanese government’s proposed new emissions standards. Mitsubishi Australia chief executive Shaun Westcott said the Japanese manufacturer — which had two of the top 20Continue Reading
Chinese car maker BYD has launched the next stage of its campaign to unseat Tesla as the number one EV brand in Australia, delivering its first Seal sedan at a newly opened service facility in Mascot, Sydney. And the electric sedan’s first customer knows a thing or two about cars.Continue Reading
Toyota says it wants to change the future of cars. It’s a bold claim for a car maker that has been slow to develop electric cars but at this year’s Tokyo motor show the Japanese giant has shown its intent, displaying multiple electric concepts. The FT-Se concept is a lowContinue Reading
Toyota has built an electric version of the best selling HiLux ute. The catch is it’s a concept car and the brand has not committed to full-scale production. READ OUR REVIEW OF THE ELECTRIC HILUX But the new Revo BEV shows the tide might be turning for the world’s biggestContinue Reading
Mercedes-Benz has revealed a show car previewing a coming family of up-market compact EVs from the German brand. The Concept CLA Class was revealed on Sunday evening, ahead of the opening of the big IAA Mobility 2023 expo in Munich. “The Concept CLA Class is the forerunner for an entirelyContinue Reading
BMW’s Vision Neue Klasse concept previews an all-new EV that’s two years away, but there’s much more to it than that. This show car also brings BMW’s next-generation EV tech strategy into sharper focus. Revealed at the IAA Mobility expo in Munich, the compact sedan’s name is a clue toContinue Reading
Booming Chinese brand MG has revealed ambitious plans to expand its range, grow sales and eventually compete at the premium end of the EV market. Speaking at the launch of the MG4 electric hatchback, MG chief executive Peter Ciao confirmed the company would expand its range before the end ofContinue Reading
The world’s oldest car maker calls its new EQE the “all-electric alternative to the world’s most loved business saloon, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class.” The sleek new sedan illustrates Benz’s headlong dive towards a purely electric future – the brand will have eight EVs on sale here by year’s end. Higher pricesContinue Reading