Lexus has confirmed an unveiling date for its RZ 450e, an electric SUV that will go on sale later this year and be built on the same underpinnings as the Toyota bZ4X. The Lexus RZ 450e will be fully revealed on 20 April at 20:00 AEST via a “global event”

It might not scream ‘EV’, but the BMW iX3 is a good electric SUV for those who care about quality and refinement. While BMW’s early electric pioneers the i3 and i8 were designed to capture the imagination of customers with futuristic styling and novel powertrains, BMW has since divided its

It might not scream ‘EV’, but the BMW iX3 is a good electric SUV for those who care about quality and refinement. While BMW’s early electric pioneers the i3 and i8 were designed to capture the imagination of customers with futuristic styling and novel powertrains, BMW has since divided its

Kia EV6 awarded top prize for setting new benchmarks in the EV segment. UK publication What Car? has named Kia’s EV6 Car of the year 2022, right on the cusp of the new model launching in Australia. The electric SUV earned the top prize for setting new benchmarks for electric

  Vietnamese marque VinFast will debut a new electric SUV at this year’s LA Auto Show. Called VF e35, it’s designed to go head-to-head with the likes of the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Volvo XC40 Recharge and Tesla Model Y. The new car will be available in the US and Europe

All-electric BMW i5 that could have a maximum range of around 480km caught testing ahead of launch. Spy photographers have spotted the new BMW i5 electric sedan during its development programme. It’ll go on sale in 2023, alongside the next-generation 5 Series, becoming a new rival for the upcoming Mercedes

Polestar 2 will land in Australia from $59,990 but advanced safety systems are an extra. Volvo’s electric offshoot Polestar has confirmed pricing of the new Polestar 2 range, the firm’s first fully-electric model to launch in Australia. Prices will start at a competitive $59,990 and go to $69,990 before on-road

Nio will target the more affordable end of the electric car market with a new marque, though plans to come to Australia have not been revealed. Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio will soon launch a new ‘mass-market’ sub-brand that will arrive as a more affordable alternative to Nio’s premium market

GM Hummer says it will build a new electric ute to rival the Tesla Cybertruck. General Motors’ Buick and GMC boss says that a new Hummer electric ute is en route and it has a swathe of rivals from the Tesla Cybertruck to the recently revealed RAM 1500 EV.  The

Our independent 2021 Mercedes-Benz EQA 250 review in Australia, including price, specs, interior, ride and handling, safety and score. Mercedes-Benz chose to re-engineer its combustion-engine car platform when creating the electric-only EQ lineup, and while in the inaugural electric EQC it resulted in an expensive model, the EQA is a

Our independent 2021 Nissan LEAF e+ review in Australia, including price, specs, interior, ride and handling, safety and score. With half a million LEAF sales under its belt, Nissan is one of the most experienced electric vehicle manufacturers on the planet. In Australia however, the LEAF has mostly been viewed

Matchbox changes its look by heading towards carbon-neutral production and appearance. Well this is a long way from the solid little metal cars we used to buy as kids – Matchbox is relaunching itself in the UK (for now) with a series of environmentally-friendly models made of recycled materials and

GMC has revealed images and details on its first all-electric off-roader, the Hummer SUV. Joining the likes of Rivian’s R1S and Tesla’s Cybertruck, GMC’s Hummer EV shows what the first iteration of electric off-roaders looks like. Sitting on a shortened version of the Hummer pickup truck’s electric architecture, the battery

An all-new car brand will enter Australia this year, though it only sells electric vehicles. Volvo sibling brand and electric vehicle-only manufacturer Polestar has confirmed it will launch locally later this year. Owned by Chinese auto giant Geely (which owns Volvo), the EV maker is expanding on its current network

Our independent 2021 Porsche Taycan review in Australia, including price, specs, interior, ride and handling, safety and score. It takes only a moment to realise that the Taycan is the best electric car you can buy. Sure, the word ‘best’ is contentious, with provisos on value, quality, practicality, performance, agility