
Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 interior teased ahead of unveil
Ioniq 5 will use recycled materials and push the limits of practicality thanks to an all-new platform. Ahead of its February 23 launch, teaser images of the Ioniq 5 from Hyundai Motor Group have begun surfacing. The latest shows us a glimpse of the interior. A sub-brand under Hyundai like

Victoria to fine EVs for not plugging in
Traditional fossil fuel, hybrid, and even electric vehicles face fines when using an EV parking spaces inappropriately. Victoria is set to introduce fines relating to electric vehicle parking in accordance with recommendations submitted by the Minister for Public Transport and Roads and Road Safety, Ben Carrol. In the submitted recommendation

Living with the Nissan Leaf – three months in
What’s it like to live with the second-generation Nissan Leaf? Part Three – Leaf me alone It’s amazing what a microscopic virus can do, locking down the entire city of Melbourne and the cause of micro-living for humans too, with a 5km radius to travel in and limited means to

New Australian carmaker H2X to build SUV in NSW
Aussie car maker H2X Australia comes out of nowhere to announce it will soon be building hydrogen-electric vehicles south of Sydney. New local car manufacturer H2X Australia has launched, outlining plans to build a hydrogen-electric SUV in NSW, Australia, plus two new heavy vehicles. The news, broken by auManufacturing, is

Electric Nikola Motor Badger ute is coming to Australia
Nikola Motor has begun detailing its upcoming EV ute, and also said that it will land in Australia. US car startup Nikola Motor has announced that its debut ute, the Badger, will be available for preorder in the US this month. It will also go on sale in Australia in

GM vs Tesla for the million-mile battery
Two carmakers are surging to the top at the moment when it comes to developing long-life battery technology. A two-horse race is on to be the first manufacturer to deliver a “million-mile” battery, capable of lasting 1.6 million kilometres before needing to be replaced. The competitors are General Motors and

Tesla Model 3 to get million-mile, low-cost battery this year
A new report suggests Tesla Model 3s will begin to be offered with a battery capable of lasting one million miles. Tesla will reportedly introduce a new battery either later this year or early 2021 which will be capable of lasting one million miles (1.6 million kilometres) and cost even

Tesla posts quarterly profit but cash flow remains negative
Tesla’s quarterly earnings report for the first quarter of this year in the face of COVID-19 is a success, though some benchmarks are yet to be reached. TESLA HAS posted its third consecutive quarterly profit since promising investors it would pull itself out of a historically long period of red

BMW confirms hydrogen-powered SUV model
BMW X5 powered by hydrogen will be available to a limited number of customer in two years. BMW WILL produce a hydrogen-powered version of the X5 in limited availability in 2022. Revealing its BMW i Hydrogen NEXT overnight, the model will underpin the German carmaker’s move into hydrogen vehicles, with

Toyota: LandCruiser hybrid “an education thing” for Aussies
You don’t need to be worried about towing, driving long distances and offroad ability when it comes to a hybrid LandCruiser. QUELLING ANY thoughts that a hybrid Toyota LandCruiser could be too soft for the land down under, Toyota Australia says that it has ‘considerable input’ on what the new

GMC Hummer EV’s 15,574Nm not quite right
Resurrected Hummer with an electric drivetrain will produce over 700kW and 15,000Nm….or will it?

Another electric pickup truck is coming…
A new Tesla Cybertruck and Rivian R1T rival is coming this year, and like those two it’ll be offered in the US first…. But don’t rule Australia out of contention.

JEEP WRANGLER PHEV: First official specs and details
Specs and details for the Wrangler PHEV have been leaked to Practical Motoring before the model’s official detailed announcement, the new Wrangler set to come with a 2.0-litre petrol turbo engine mated to a ZF-sourced eight-sped hybrid transmission with a plug-in electric battery.

LeBron James to relaunch Hummer as an electric car brand
Hummer by name, hummer by an electric drivetrain…

Report: Mercedes-AMG could axe 75 percent of its range next year
Vehicle emissions targets set years ago are starting to have an effect on what cars we can buy now, with Mercedes-Benz set to cut back on AMGs.