Is now a good time to buy a used electric car? Tesla Model 3, Nissan Leaf, Hyundai Ioniq used car listings analysed

Is now a good time to buy a used electric car? Tesla Model 3, Nissan Leaf, Hyundai Ioniq used car listings analysed

27 Dec 2021 by Tim Nicholson

The price of a new battery electric vehicle is still out of reach for many Australians.A big chunk of EVs available in Australia right now are built by premium brands and cost north of $100,000.There ...Read more
800,000 cars recalled in two days

800,000 cars recalled in two days

30 Jun 2016 by Joshua Dowling

Cars are either being built worse -- or companies are getting better at detecting faults.Almost every Mitsubishi model sold in Australia over the past 10 years -- close to 500,000 cars -- and 324,000 ...Read more
Electric car sales still a trickle in Australia

Electric car sales still a trickle in Australia

22 May 2015 by Chris Riley

The electric dream is fast turning into a nightmare - Australian sales of electric vehicles have dwindled to a trickle. Read more
Plug-in a turn-off

Plug-in a turn-off

24 Sep 2013 by Paul Gover

But do we really care more about volts and hertz than kiloWatts and Newton-metres? Read more
Mitsubishi pulls plug on electric iMiev

Mitsubishi pulls plug on electric iMiev

24 Jan 2013 by Joshua Dowling

A month after the NRMA switched on NSW’s first high-speed electric-car charger, one of the two vehicles it was designed for is retreating from the showroom. ...Read more
Mitsubishi i-MiEV for Pikes Peak

Mitsubishi i-MiEV for Pikes Peak

30 Apr 2012 by CarsGuide team

...in the US.The Pikes Peak event is an annual automobile and motorcycle hill climb to the 4300 metre summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado, with entrants covering an elevation difference of almost 1500 ...Read more
Mitsubishi charging into electric field

Mitsubishi charging into electric field

18 Mar 2012 by Ewan Kennedy

Having created the first ever mass production electric car, the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, the innovative Japanese automotive company is certainly not resting on its laurels.  Mitsubishi continues its ...Read more
Charging stations rolling out

Charging stations rolling out

14 Feb 2012 by Mark Hinchliffe

ChargePoint CEO James Brown says they have installed more than 50 public charging stations since their first was installed on May 24, 2010. "Since then we have installed points from Townsville to the ...Read more
Wireless charge for electric cars

Wireless charge for electric cars

28 Oct 2011 by CarsGuide team

And it may be just over the horizon - or coming to a Mitsubishi i-Miev near you. Three leading companies in the field have joined together to develop a wireless system for electric vehicles (EVs). ...Read more
Green cars winning safety stars

Green cars winning safety stars

2 Jun 2011 by Paul Gover

It's the first full electric car to get the maximum safety score, although a range of petrol-electric hybrids, including the Toyota Camry, which has just moved up in local testing, have managed a five Read more
Beat the bowser

Beat the bowser

19 May 2011 by Mark Hinchliffe

And each week it seems the fuel price sign goes up faster than a politician's pay packet. Australians use a vast amount of fuel in going about their daily business, be it getting the kids to school, ...Read more
Ed Ordynski's fuel-efficient driving tips

Ed Ordynski's fuel-efficient driving tips

15 Feb 2011 by Stuart Martin

Then we head north in a Holden Cruze and Mitsubishi ASX, looking to see how far this pair can go on a single take of fuel.  Ed Ordynski is in the ASX and I have the Cruze, holding  the trip computer ...Read more
Mitsubishi cool on electric recharge stations

Mitsubishi cool on electric recharge stations

7 Dec 2010 by Neil Dowling

As independent groups aim for a series of recharging stations around Australian city precincts, a director of Mitsubishi Motors Australia - which is the first manufacturer to offer Australians an ...Read more
Mitsubishi plans plug-in hybrid SUV

Mitsubishi plans plug-in hybrid SUV

6 Dec 2010 by Neil Dowling

... so carmakers are turning to new-wave plug-in hybrid vehicles as a stop-gap measure. Mitsubishi - which is marketing Australia's first volume electric car, the i-MiEV - says it will release a ...Read more
From little green things...

From little green things...

9 Sep 2010 by Paul Gover

It's a motor show, but not the way we've ever known them in the past.  This one is limited to just 17 cars.The reason why there are so few cars involved is that they must all be green cars.  And that ...Read more
Nissan Leaf off sale list

Nissan Leaf off sale list

15 Jun 2010 by Mark Hinchliffe

And it seems they’ll have to do the same for the other of the first generation of mass-market electric vehicles being rolled out, the Mitsubishi iMiEV. Mitsubishi announced this month that its iMiEV ...Read more
Green growing popular

Green growing popular

3 Jun 2010 by Paul Gover

Hybrid cars and plans are popping up everywhere, from Porsche and Ferrari at the top end in Europe to the dozens of enthusiastic new carmakers led by Geely and BYD - the name means Build Your Dreams ...Read more
Mitsubishi iMiEV first plug-in

Mitsubishi iMiEV first plug-in

2 Jun 2010 by Paul Gover

It does not plan to sell the battery-powered compacts, but will lease them to customers for $1740 a month over a three-year term. It intends to take the cars back at the end of the lease, although it ...Read more
Chinese electric tipped by 2011

Chinese electric tipped by 2011

29 Apr 2010 by Paul Gover

The target price for the first of the Chinese plug-ins is around $25,000, a bottom line which would give the new imports a massive advantage over cars such as the Mitsubishi i-MiEV and Smart, which ...Read more
Mitsubishi i-MiEV 'expensive'

Mitsubishi i-MiEV 'expensive'

1 Apr 2010 by Mark Hinchliffe

The Mitsubishi i-MiEV’s price has not yet been decided, but it is expected to hit the showrooms next year at a cost substantially lower than its current asking price overseas of about $60,000. ...Read more
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