Category: Opinion / Lifestyle
Opinion and Lifestyle pieces
Why Exhaust Huffers Sob Into Their Zero Carb Beers Over EV Taxes
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.
Electric cars, We aren’t there yet – He Said – What Bollocks
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 Solving the Urban EV Gap in The Garage Divide.
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 Show Britain Has Gone Camera Crazy
UK speeding fines have surged, 20mph zones and cameras spread. It is British for now, but Australian drivers should pay attention.
The Polestar 2 ROADTRIP Playlist – Chill-n-Drive
A Polestar 2 companion piece with our long-drive playlist, mood swings, rhythm shifts, and enough bite to stop the motorway turning sleepy.
Oil Companies Swallowed Your Fuel Excise Cut
Oil companies swallowed the fuel excise cut, diesel hit $3.23L, and Australia is still paying for years of coal worship over EVs and renewables.
The Global Car Market Chaos Brought to You By USA INC
The automotive industry’s violent rebirth is drowning the old world order in its own stagnation.
The Top Ten Motoring Questions Answered Funny or Serious GCB Style
An irreverent look at replacing an Audi Q3 with an EV, dodging BMW subscription fees, and whether a BYD Shark 6 beats a Hilux. From broken R8s to illegal e-bikes, we answer it all with zero fluff.
What We Drive and Why: A GCB Ensemble
Fourteen voices. Fourteen relationships with four wheels In some cases, a deliberate lack thereof. The Boys, the Dame, and the Dowager explain their choices. Some drive museum pieces that require weekly therapy appointments with mechanics. Others have surrendered to Chinese practicality and the siren call of home charging. One hasn’t driven in years but still…
2026 Mazda CX-5 Drops Satellite Navigation: Less Tech, More Money, and a Six-Speed Auto?
Mazda removes sat-nav from the CX-5 while China overtakes Japan as Australia's top vehicle source. Luke watches his heroes drown.
ICE, mHEV, HEV, PHEV and EV Explained — With One Industry Lie Called Out
BOSSCAP and MEVCO both collapsed within six months — two converters, two American EV utes, same structural failure. The converter model is broken. The Chinese have a better answer.
BOSSCAP Collapse Triggered by Ford Killing the F-150 Lightning
BOSSCAP and MEVCO both collapsed within six months — two converters, two American EV utes, same structural failure. The converter model is broken. The Chinese have a better answer.