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Articles by Stephen Corby

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Why can’t electric vehicles be sexy?

September 10, 2023September 16, 2023 Stephen Corby 569 Views 0 Comments

Do all electric cars have to look ugly, or just dull, smooth-egg like and boring?  I’d like you to name

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The 2024 Lexus LBX
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2024 Lexus LBX confirmed: Bite-sized, budget-friendly hybrid could change the premium game in Australia

September 6, 2023September 6, 2023 Stephen Corby 1100 Views 0 Comments Lexus LBX

Lexus’ smallest and most affordable model ever has been confirmed for Australia, with the Toyota Yaris Cross-based LBX to touch

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Subaru Solterra
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How the 2024 Subaru Solterra will shake up the electric SUV game: Where this AWD EV will out-perform the BYD Seal U and BYD Atto 3

September 6, 2023September 6, 2023 Stephen Corby 1138 Views 0 Comments australia, Subaru Solterra

Subaru has outlined just where it thinks its incoming Solterra will outshine its core competitors, promising that its new electric

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BYD Seal U
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Look out Tesla Model Y? 2024 BYD Seal U electric SUV appears as Australian launch looms

September 5, 2023September 5, 2023 Stephen Corby 1578 Views 0 Comments BYD Seal U

The next stage in BYD’s plan for Australia’s electric vehicle market has been unveiled in Germany overnight, with the European

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Autonomous Uber driver
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We can’t leave questions of Tesla etiquette on Autopilot

September 3, 2023August 31, 2023 Stephen Corby 985 Views 1 Comment Autonomous, Autonomous driving, Autonomous taxis, Autopilot, Etiquette, ev, EV drivers, Tesla, Tesla Autopilot, Tesla drivers, Uber, Uber drivers

We really need to establish some kind of etiquette for Tesla owners, and for the people who use them to

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2024 Jeep Compass Hybrid takes aim at Toyota RAV4 Hybrid and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 Stephen Corby 730 Views 0 Comments 4xe, Compass, e-Hybrid, jeep

Off-road brand Jeep has announced its Compass compact SUV is going hybrid only in Australia. The plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Jeep

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Subaru Solterra
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Look out BYD Atto 3 and Tesla Model Y? Subaru Solterra order books to finally open as Toyota bZ4X twin arrives in Australia

August 29, 2023August 28, 2023 Stephen Corby 1124 Views 0 Comments australia, BZ4X, electric suv, solterra, Subaru, Toyota

The order books for the delayed Subaru Solterra will finally open in October, with the Japanese brand promising its first

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Tesla Model 3 and Model Y
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“The Toyota Camry of electric vehicles – every bastard has one”: Sorry, but there’s nothing cool about your Tesla Model 3 or Model Y | Opinion

August 23, 2023August 23, 2023 Stephen Corby 1348 Views 6 Comments australia, Tesla Model 3

Personally, I will never understand how anyone could possibly buy a car entirely online, without ever sitting in it, let

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BYD Seal arrives in Australia
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China’s Tesla Model 3 Performance fighter arrives in Australia: AWD BYD Seal preps for launch in Sydney

August 22, 2023August 24, 2023 Stephen Corby 2014 Views 0 Comments australia, BYD Seal

BYD’s Tesla Model 3 Performance fighter is edging closer to its local launch, with what appears to be a top-spec

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Bentley Flying Spur Hybrid, which comes with a 2.9-litre V6 twin-turbo and a 100kW electric motor that can provide upwards of 40km of electric driving
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Corby answers the $456,000 question: Is the luxury-soaked Bentley Flying Spur the world’s most pointless plug-in hybrid?

August 19, 2023August 19, 2023 Stephen Corby 1043 Views australia, Bentley, Flying Spur, plug-in hybrid

I don’t know about you, but when I picture climate warriors – the kind who’ll chain themselves to things, get

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Hydrogen electric vehicles, often called hydrogen fuel cells vehicles (FCEV), drive the same as regular EVs. They can have one

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