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By John Cadogan
AutoExpertJul 08, 2019
Should you buy a car for your kids? Academics say 'no'
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Kona Electric cooked! (Death by V2L, in the name of science.)
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Kia Tasman ute: What to expect, versus Ranger and Hilux. Full breakdown.
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Service department insanity: $10,000 to fix a fingerprint
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Trio of car company tantrums just got epic!
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Kia, you've lost the plot!
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Kia teases Tasman ute: But can it beat Hilux and Ranger?
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Mitsubishi eK X: The EV we need, but probably won't get
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Toyota BZ4X EV will be a depreciation disaster!
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Kia EV9: Worst possible car of the year...
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Polestar EVs: too expensive to own, says Hertz CEO
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Massive $11.5M anti-consumer fine for Mazda!
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2024 LEMON VEHICLES LIST: Worst carmakers named. Do not buy!
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$38bn Tax on New Utes! (Government scam.)
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New Polestar 4: Why it's a pointless, overweight EV
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Why electronic safety assistance actually makes driving more dangerous
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Burn trees to recharge EVs (latest net zero insanity)
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EV fast charger companies are collapsing!
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Recharging an electric vehicle now costs more than petrol...
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London e-bus blaze proves electric buses are a joke
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London e-bus blaze proves electric buses are a joke
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Carbon credits are a complete scam: Here's why...
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Tesla Cybertruck: a crash test death trap
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What is a novated lease? (Full 2024 details)
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Daihatsu shuts factories after 30-year safety scandal!
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Hyperloop One collapses into fiscal black hole
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Chinese SUV passes absurd ANCAP 'submarine' test
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Tesla Cybertruck has a massive battery problem!
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Massive EV cement truck fire: official 'explanation' versus the facts
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Honda slapped with $6 million deceptive conduct penalty
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Reacting to your recent feedback & criticism (S2 E11)
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Zero-star deathtraps: Why selling unsafe cars is legal
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Fuel sticker fiasco: High Court sees it Mitsubishi's way
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Plug-in hybrid (PHEV): Essential technical deep-dive with Mitsubishi Australia
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Do not buy an EV without this reality check: long-distance EV roadtrips
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The crash test that doesn't save lives
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The worst thing about every modern car (Hint: It's 'ADAS')
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GWM Ora EV might electrocute you! (Recall just issued.)
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Car rental giant SIXT declares Tesla too expensive to own and run
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Massive EV truck blaze was taxpayer-funded greenwashing: Here's why it happened
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Tesla Cybertruck's top 12 failures: Why it's a rubbish EV & a worse truck/ute
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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV: Off-road torture test in the Flinders Ranges!
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ELECTRIC TRUCK FRAUD: Massive EV truck fire on freeway puts thousands at risk
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Hyundai IONIQ 5 N: Fake combustion in an EV!
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AdBlue: What is it, and why don't more diesels use it?
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KILLER EVs: The deadly electric vehicle design flaw nobody talks about - until now
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