Category: Opinion / Lifestyle

The Fiat 500e and Abarth 500e are gone from Australia, and it is the predictable end of a Stellantis strategy built on heritage and overpricing.

The FCAI fought NVES for years, then claimed the credit once EVs and hybrids hit 46% of new car sales. The great auto lobby backflip, now laid bare.

June 2026 shows Toyota holding the top brand spot over BYD by 243 deliveries. Tesla Model Y top car. Toyota is in trouble

Car subscription services are turning paid-for hardware into recurring fees, and buyers are pushing back against software-locked ownership models.

Australia's right to repair reforms are moving from cars to farm machinery, with software access now the fight behind servicing choice and fair repair.

European emissions laws have pushed fragile CVTs, dry DCTs, stop-start systems, and tiny turbos into cars built for lab scores, not durable life.

ORA 5 lands in Australia from $33,990 driveaway, exposing how badly old-guard brands misread value, EV pricing, cheap batteries, and impatient buyers.

Australia’s May car market fell 4.8%, but EV, hybrid, and PHEV sales surged as electrified vehicles hit 46% of sales.

While Facebook commenters cry over a Nissan Leaf avoiding fuel tax, mining giants pull a multi-billion-dollar diesel rebate heist. The real road subsidy goes to fossil fuel billionaires, leaving keyboard warriors cheering for their own pockets being picked.

EV myths keep coming from people who have never driven or charged one. Alan calls bollocks on anti-electric pub chatter, queue panic, and subsidy fog.

EVX has convenient local kerbside charging for urban EVs, but in many cases it costs almost as much as public DC fast charging.

UK speeding fines have surged, 20mph zones and cameras spread. It is British for now, but Australian drivers should pay attention.