Because an electric car contains fewer parts than a regular car, its maintenance is significantly less demanding. This can be both an advantage and a disadvantage, depending on the approach of the car owner. The advantage of having a low-maintenance…
V2X stands for Vehicle-to-Everything. It’s an umbrella term for how a vehicle would communicate or transfer data and power. The concept is that if a vehicle can communicate with each other, with infrastructure and even with other road users such…
The typical vehicle we choose for towing is either a ute or an SUV – preferably diesel for the extra torque – but if we’re talking about torque, that’s something battery electric vehicles have right from standstill. They don’t need…
Electric cars, or EVs, use magnetic resistance to recapture energy for the batteries when the car is braking or coasting. There are usually several levels which range from almost no braking to what feels like pushing the brake pedal to…
Range anxiety is the worry that you won’t make it to the next charging point, and it’s a valid concern with EVs because charging stations are not as common as petrol stations. So, if your range estimate suddenly drops and…
The more of us that purchase electric vehicles, the more demand there will be at the limited number of public charging stations, and because charging takes so long in comparison to filling up a car with petrol or diesel, there…
The new era of electric trucks, both small and medium-sized rigid trucks and prime movers, promises to bring in a number of benefits for drivers and the general public, but there are some caveats. Their role in climate change mitigation…
