Hyundai has revealed key engine details for the facelifted i30 Sedan, which is expected to hit Australian shores within the year. The announcement comes after the South Korean carmaker unveiled the facelift through a series of official images on its Korean website last week. The updated i30 Sedan boasts sharper styling, and it is expected […]
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The 2024 GMC Hummer EV Pickup and SUV, known for their ultra-big looks and huge batteries, are now learning how to share. With the addition of a new, onboard 19.2-kWh Level 2 charger, the boxy off-roaders can now charge other EVs up to 6 kW, making it a more useful vehicle for drivers. This newly
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Kia Motors is leading the charge towards electric vehicle (EV) design revolution with its new three-row SUV, the EV9. As the automotive industry rushes to embrace electrification, Kia has laid down the gauntlet with its innovative design, promising technical details on power and range later this month. The EV9’s polygonal design features sharply-creased pumped fenders,
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Electric vehicles (EVs) have often been criticised for their limited range, especially when towing a trailer of considerable size. However, US-based start-up Lightship claims to have developed a solution to this problem with its L1 caravan. Founded by two ex-Tesla senior staffers, the L1 seeks to place little to no burden on the tow car
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Chery, a rising Chinese automaker, is set to compete with Toyota’s LandCruiser and Land Rovers’s Defender with the newly unveiled Traveller SUV under the Jetour premium sub-brand, which has returned to the Australian market after years of absence. The Traveller’s boxy design seems to be inspired by the Land Rover Defender and is only available
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MG has confirmed further details of its electric vehicle range for Australia, which includes two battery sizes. The MG4 electric vehicle will be available to Australian buyers in a 50.8kWh-usable battery or a longer-range 61.7kWh-usable battery, with the launch now set for the second half of 2023. The MG4 will rival the Hyundai Kona EV,
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Toyota is looking towards synthetic fuel as a way to save the internal combustion engine. Naoyuki Sakamoto, the chief engineer of the Toyota GR Corolla, spoke at the car’s launch about the company’s work with so-called “eFuels” as an alternative to internal combustion engines. Porsche has also invested in the technology and its production, with
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As cities across Australia grow and populations increase, traffic congestion has become a major issue. According to a report by the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport, and Regional Economics, congestion in Australia’s capital cities cost an estimated $16.5 billion in 2015, a figure that is projected to rise to $30 billion by 2030. With up to
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Tesla has recently admitted that its “Full Self-Driving” technology is not the most advanced driver assistance system, as previously claimed. The admission was made after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a recall notice for 363,000 Tesla cars in the US, citing that the system presents an unreasonably high risk of a deadly
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Former U.S. federal emergency officials have expressed concern over the discontinuation of AM radios in new cars, warning that drivers could be unreachable during times of crisis. With new cars, particularly electric vehicles, phasing out AM radio receivers over the last decade, it’s been cited that more than 90% of people in the U.S. are
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