Stephen Corby

Jan 9, 2025 | evcentral.com.au | Stephen Corby

If you’re feeling a powerful and positive disturbance in The Force – similar to that encountered when a new Apple product launches – and the desire to kneel down and bow in the direction of Elon Musk (try the sun, it’s usually shining out of his behind) – that’s because there’s a NEW TESLA to get very excited about.

Dec 28, 2024 | evcentral.com.au | Stephen Corby

Now look, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is such an obvious winner in any judging of the best electric car money could buy in 2024 that it took a rare unanimous gong as the Wheels Car of the Year, despite the fact that I was on the judging panel, and I hate agreeing with people. So let’s just acknowledge that, in a world of limitless dollars, that Hyundai is the one EV I would definitely be parking in my fantasy garage and move on to something a little less obvious.

Dec 17, 2024 | evcentral.com.au | Stephen Corby

Kia Australia remains absolutely committed to EVs and sees them driving the most interest and enquiries of any vehicles in their range. That particularly applies to the company’s most expensive offering, the huge and hugely powerful Kia EV9 large electric SUV. Company CEO Damien Meredith told EV Central the electric market is “a struggle” at present in Australia and that “we’ve definitely reached the early adopter limit” when it comes to finding EV buyers.

Dec 15, 2024 | whichcar.com.au | Stephen Corby

What immediately strikes you on the ride and handling loop is just how impressively sharp the turn-in of the Tesla is and, of course, how much typical EV punch it has in terms of usable acceleration. 16 Dec 2024, 12:02 am Gallery 10 This is the dual-motor Long Range Model 3, of course, and there’s no denying that its claimed range of 629km is impressive, and that this is still a lot of car for $64,900 – one that can hit 100km/h in 4.4 seconds.

Dec 15, 2024 | whichcar.com.au | Stephen Corby

There is plenty of Tesla in the exterior design of this spacious Skoda, while one COTY judge was impressed overall, pointing out its ‘sharp’ looks, generous electric range and how spacious it feels inside, partly due to the typically clever Skoda packaging – every inch of space seems to be taken up with storage options. And partly due to the giant panoramic glass roof which sun-shy Aussies can cover, fortunately, with a clever, if slightly clunky to apply cover kept in the boot.