The Tesla Pickup Truck (Ute) – Drive Zero Car Guide
The Tesla Pickup Truck (or ute) is one amazing looking new vehicle. Dig into all the confirmed info we have on what this new truck will bring to the table
Let’s get an Electric ute in Australia ASAP! Why Rivian needs to launch down under
Australians buy ~210,000 new Utes per year. That’s 1 out of every 117 people in Australia buying a new Ute every year. If the same percentage of people bought Utes in America, that’d be 2.8 millions new sales per year. Currently they only manage a pultry 2.3 million. So it’s clear, per person Australia buys…
A brief summary of Australian car import regulations and what it means for EVs
On December 10th 2018, the Australian Parliament passed major changes to motor vehicle import laws that may result in more electric cars on our roads.
JAX Tyres announces 89-site nationwide EV charging network
Good news for EV owners – JAX Tyres is partnering with EVolution to install EV chargers at 89 of its stores across Australia. The first site is now live at 98 Logan Road, Woolloongabba, in South Brisbane and more will be rolled out throughout 2019. The public JAX Charging network will be made up of…
Electric Vehicles don’t pay fuel tax – and that’s OK?
If you buy petrol in Australia about $0.41 per litre of the pump price is due to the fuel excise tax. EV’s don’t use petrol and thus, never pay this tax. Let’s take a look at whether this seems fair.
BMW i8 Drive Zero Car Guide
Released in Australia way back in 2015, the BMW i8 not only turned heads due to its extremely cool futuristic design, but also because it was a hybrid sports car. The BMW i8 is a car that not only oozes style and coolness, but does so with speed and a super tiny 1.5 L petrol engine / electric motor hybrid system.
Drive Zero car guides go deep on a specific electric car model – here’s all you need to know about the BMW i8.
An Overview Of All EV’s Coming To Australia 2018/2019
While 2018 was a non-event year for EV’s in Australia, 2019 is shaping up to be a spectacular breakthrough period. So checkout our quick overview look at all of the cars coming soon to Australia as well as all the current models that are available now…
The Audi e-tron SUV Drive Zero Car Guide
Obviously being a luxury brand this Audi e-tron SUV isn’t going to come cheap, but with it’s all electric power train, 95 kWh actively cooled battery pack and gorgeous interior it’s another very exciting EV soon to be released in Australia.
Cost of Hyundai Ioniq Electric vs Toyota Corolla Hybrid
Pricing and specs are finally available for the Hyundai Ioniq Electric (2 years after the rest of the world, but better late than never). If you’re wondering how the economics of owning Australia’s cheapest EV works out to owning Australia’s cheapest hybrid over a 5 year/150,000km period, Drive Zero is here to do the boring…
Electric car versus hybrid – which emits less CO2?
Will more CO2 come out of the tailpipe of a Hybrid or from an EV powered by Australia’s dirty power grid? The answer is unfortunately disappointing.