Electric Car Reviews

2022 Genesis GV60 EV review: International first drive
Over-sexed, over-priced and over-rated – or is the all-electric Genesis GV60 the new segment leader? Kacher drives it in Frankfurt to find out

2022 Cupra Born e-Boost review
Spaniards deliver an electric GTi with Cupra’s first EV, the Born

2022 BMW iX3 review: New electric SUV tested
The first of BMW’s of the new wave of EVs comes in the uncharacteristically subtle form of the popular X3 mid-size SUV

2022 BYD Atto 3 review: First Australian drive
The new BYD Atto 3 is coming with the Blade battery, attention-grabbing price and possibly one of the more confusing launches in recent memory

2022 Nissan Ariya review: Prototype drive
Nissan seems late to the electric crossover party with the Ariya, but it has a mixture of tech and heritage to make up for it. So how is it all coming together?

2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric review
Volvo’s striking and award-winning XC40 now has a fully electric version. It may not be cheap but it’s fast and it delivers what the punters want – a compact SUV

Lexus UX300e vs Volvo XC40 Electric comparison review
This pair square up on price, but all is not equal when Japan takes on Sweden for dominance in the compact electric SUV segment

2022 Lexus UX300e review: Australian first drive
Lexus’s first battery-electric vehicle comes in a very familiar package

2022 Renault Megane E-Tech Electric review: International first drive
It‘s dubbed the GTI of EVs but does Renault‘s battery-powered Megane hatch live up to the claim?

2022 Volkswagen ID.3 Pro review: Australian first drive
The car VW hopes will become as iconic as the Beetle and Golf isn’t due to go on sale here until 2023 at the earliest, but Jez has the keys to a grey import…

2022 Hyundai IONIQ 5 EV vs Hyundai Nexo FCEV comparison
Hyundai has a plan for electromobility and the plan is a brave one. We take the battery electric Ioniq 5 and put it up against the Nexo to compare the technologies the Korean company says both have a future.

2022 Polestar 2 review: Dual-Motor Long Range – Australian first drive
Sweden’s answer to the Tesla Model 3 Performance is a Scandi-cool EV that channels the last fast Volvo

2022 Hyundai IONIQ 5 v Tesla Model 3 comparison
Hyundai’s new, 800-volt-batteried hero EV takes on the entry version of the world’s current favourite electric car, the Tesla Model 3.

Australian first drive: Mazda MX-30 E35 electric SUV
Mazda charges a premium to charge with its first pure-electric production model

2022 BMW iX vs Tesla Model X vs Mercedes EQC vs Audi E-Tron vs Jaguar i-Pace: Spec comparison
We compare BMW’s upcoming iX electric SUV against major rivals from Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Jaguar. Before we can drive them all together, here’s how they line up.

2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E review
Ford’s plug-in Pony has been available overseas for a little while now but is still no closer to an Australian debut. What can we expect if it does come here?

2021 MG ZS EV review
Does Australia’s cheapest EV provide good value and effective emissions-free transport?

Twin Turbo: Porsche 911 Turbo vs Taycan Turbo S track test
Performance heroes current and future on the limit

Bright Sparks: Mercedes-Benz EQC 400 vs Audi e-tron 55 comparison
Audi and Mercedes-Benz are armed for high-voltage battle

2021 Tesla Model 3 Long Range review
How far can Tesla’s long distance Model 3 travel in the real world?

2021 Mazda MX-30 E35 Astina review
RX-8 DNA for first-ever electric Mazda

2021 Porsche Taycan 4S review
Porsche’s electric rocketship lands in Australia

2021 Porsche Taycan Turbo review
Does Porsche’s 500kW electric missile do the brand proud?

2021 Audi E-Tron 55 quattro review
Audi’s most powerful e-tron offers plenty of electric thrills, but that’s not where it impresses most













