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Is an ‘e-jerry’ the solution to extend EV 4X4 range?

5 January 2022 Robert Pepper

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If you own an offroad touring 4×4 or tow heavy caravans, then your fuel consumption is going to rise quite dramatically compared to standard and so you’ll want some extra range. The simple way to solve this is to fit an long-range fuel tank; either replacing the standard tank, or adding an auxiliary. In my […]

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Electric vehicle realities

1 January 2022 Robert Pepper

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I’ve published two videos on electric vehicles after my test of a Hyundai Kona EV for ten days, following on from previous electric vehicle tests. This has meant many hours of research, during which I’ve found there’s a lot of misconceptions, with many people predisposed to take a negative view of EVs based on Old […]

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Dr Karl on Electric Cars (and more!)

6 December 2021 Robert Pepper

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Electric vehicles are becoming a divisie topic; there’s the rather enthusiatic pro-EV brigade, and the very skeptical anti-EV people. And most people aren’t in either camp but just want the facts. I wrote this article on EV Realities, but also I asked Dr Karl along for a webinar where we could get the true, middle […]

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Tesla Plaid sets an EV record at the Nurburgring – compared to Porsche Taycan and BMW M5

11 September 2021 Robert Pepper

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So Telsa has set an electric-vehicle lap record at the Nurburging of 7m 35sec, which apparently beats the Porsche Taycan’s 7m 42s. However, the Tesla was a proper, observed lap record attempt. Porsche just cracked out a lap so it’s valid, but unofficial; could they do better if they decided to go for a record? […]

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19,000 electric Atlis utes are coming to Australia

4 September 2021 Robert Pepper

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Atlis Motor Vehicles is a USA-based startup dedicated to creating a range of fully-electric, ulitity, working vehicles. The specs are impressive – indiviudal wheel drive (IWD), four-wheel-steer, independent air suspension with 300mm+ of ground clearance, 447kW /1627Nm motor, GVM of around 9000kg, towing of 16,000kg (gooseneck), range of up to 800km and a 0-100% recharge […]

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Why modern 4x4s break the laws of robotics

21 October 2020 Robert Pepper

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The modern vehicle is an amazing feat of engineering, and an even more amazing feat of electronic and computing design.  There are sensors everywhere, for everything – wheel speeds, steering wheel angles, all over the engine, even monitors to detect how dark or wet it is.  And soon there’ll be more, fed by data over […]

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I own a 4WD ute and I’m not worried about the future

2 August 2020 Robert Pepper

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Once a month or so, I’m out in the bush with friends and family, camping or just exploring. I’d do it more often, but I reserve a few weekends a year for competing in a state car racing championship, or researching content for my job as an automotive journalist.  So yes, I’m a fully credentialed […]

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