The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N has recently been announced, and is expected to arrive down under in Australia in early 2024. Unveiled during the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Hyundai are aiming to bring the joy of driving to electric vehicles, creating the first ever of what I call the F-EV, Fun Electric Vehicle. Building on…
Unfortunately it looks like we wont be seeing the Tesla Model S and Model X in Australia for the foreseeable future. Last sold in Australia back in 2020, the revised and new Model S and Model X have never been available down under in Australia. An email to those with preorders stated “Due to recent…
The Polestar 4 has been announced, and is the second SUV from the Swedish electric performance car brand. Designed from the ground up, the CEO Thomas Ingenlath says that it is “a new breed of SUV coupé that celebrates rear occupant comfort and experience”. Coming in at an estimated $90,000 AUD indicative launch pricing, mass…
The Queensland government has doubled their rebate for Australian’s who buy an electric vehicle. This doubles the original rebate of $3000, which has existed since mid 2022, up to a rebate of $6000. This is great news for the state and sets a great example for other states and territories across Australia to follow. The…
It’s no secret that the Tesla wait times for a new electric care are quite grim in Australia. With wait times varying from as little as a week to over 12 months across 2021 and 2022, there seems to be no stability or order to how long you’ll have to wait after ordering your Tesla….
The long awaited Polestar 3 is now able to be ordered in Australia, with orders for the electric performance SUV opening up today. In an email sent out to those who had previously registered interest in the Polestar 3, the announcement states that “The Polestar 3 order books are now open in Australia” With just…
With more and more reasonably priced competition on the market, Tesla prices have been cut to better compete with experienced manufacturers and their electric vehicles. While we hope this could be the beginning of a price war and be the start of a massive shift in the market towards more affordable electric vehicles, it appears…
Even though they’ve been selling their vehicles in Australia since the start of the year, only now have Polestar opened their first ever dedicated retail space in our country. Officially titled the ‘Polestar Melbourne Space’, the Swedish electric performance car brand has opened their first retail location at the famous Chadstone Shopping Centre in Melbourne….
Reports initially published in the US by Bloomberg claim that the long anticipated Apple Electric Car has been delayed until 2026. Apple’s electric car project, known internally as ‘Titan’, was initially scheduled to be launched during 2025. Leaked internal discussion speculates that the tech giant’s original plan of a fully autonomous electric Apple car may…
Tesla seem to be reversing on their decision to remove their radar sensors from new vehicles. Based on documents from America’s Federal Communications Commission, Tesla plan on adding a revised radar based feature back to their cars from as early as January 2023. Tesla’s original plan was to transition into a camera based autopilot system…
