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@CoreyLewis86 Well, the Overtrail has an optional chateau interior which I think is like a cream colour?

Disappointed the lightest leather color in the new GX is brown. Your other options are dark gray or black. No stone, tan, white, nothing.

@BahnstormerTom Just read this. Sorry to hear. The rattles you refer to, are they interior?

@BahnstormerTom What’s the S4 doing?

@LudicrousFeed @Stellantis Love the paint.

My new toy to play with: the Fiat 500e La Prima courtesy of @Stellantis - 42kWh | 311km WLTP | 140-160Wh/km - 87kW 220NM FWD 0-100kph 9s - 85kW DC | 11kW AC - A$52500 MSRP Full Review coming soon 🇮🇹🚘🏁

@TeslaStraya @bp_plc Now for the upgrades to 150kW!

This is awesome! Well done @bp_plc!

@evbriefmedia Nice snapshot. Based on how busy the 1-3 charger sites I use at East Village-Zetland, Alexandria, Mosman and Northbridge that I use get, EV take-up among people without access to home charging is increasing. Can see a need for these urban hubs as well as highway roadhouses.

I checked out Shell's Hofplein EV charging hub on a windy Rotterdam day in August - the cost of this project in the middle of a large city must have been astronomical. Do you see a future where hubs like this can support cities where off-street charging isn't available? With a canopy, car wash, Starbucks and store on site, at the very least it's a great example of services that should be at more rapid charging locations. youtube.com/shorts/fo9Pj7A… #evcharging #shell #ElectricVehicles

@RahulPrasad74 @Johnty35524255 @Chargefox @LudicrousFeed @Rizflip @NRMA Yep. Plus some big digital screens at the site so everyone can see the progress of the queue (naturally you’d have it visible in-app as well).

@tom_baker @Johnty35524255 @Chargefox @LudicrousFeed @Rizflip @NRMA Love digital queuing Tom. No need to lineup, block lanes, get into arguments, not know how long before you have to charge. Grace period of 2-3mins to pull into bay once previous charging car finishes. Numbered system with a status of how busy the site is + options nearby 👍

@DirkBermingham @Chargefox @LudicrousFeed @Rizflip @RahulPrasad74 @NRMA Charger fault is indeed a remote possibility, so I’ll remove the post until I get a copy of the charge logs to confirm the version that I was told (or not).

@tom_baker @Chargefox @LudicrousFeed @Rizflip @RahulPrasad74 @NRMA Come to think of it, I'm wondering if he pressed stop or the charger stopped itself just before he arrived. That particular one has stopped on me at random times.

@Johnty35524255 @Chargefox @LudicrousFeed @Rizflip @RahulPrasad74 @NRMA Hmm, not sure. This is a weird one. Generally speaking I think we may see charger attendants at large sites during peak periods. I’m a proponent of digital queues for chargers because conflict can arise when it’s not clear who’s already waiting to charge.

@tom_baker @Chargefox @LudicrousFeed @Rizflip @RahulPrasad74 @NRMA How do you stop this from occurring? is it just education or would someone need to monitor the chargers?

@SduCds @Chargefox @LudicrousFeed @Rizflip @RahulPrasad74 @NRMA Very true

@tom_baker @Chargefox @LudicrousFeed @Rizflip @RahulPrasad74 @NRMA The difference in the front grill styling is like day and night

@DirkBermingham @Chargefox @LudicrousFeed @Rizflip @RahulPrasad74 @NRMA Just really strange. Have done a lot of charging in this job but never seen this happen

@tom_baker @Chargefox @LudicrousFeed @Rizflip @RahulPrasad74 @NRMA Not cool at all :(

@thesamuelnam @Chargefox @LudicrousFeed @Rizflip @RahulPrasad74 @NRMA Not really intentional, just a pic of the rather strange scene! Polestar 2 a considerable improvement in some areas, still needs work in others. My review soon!

@tom_baker @Chargefox @LudicrousFeed @Rizflip @RahulPrasad74 @NRMA Good thing you kept number plate in. How’s the polestar 2?!

@ken_gratton @Chargefox @LudicrousFeed @Rizflip @RahulPrasad74 @NRMA 100%, could have been a dire need, and we had plenty of time during the working day … but wouldn’t have minded a note or something as it isn’t a great look

@tom_baker @Chargefox @LudicrousFeed @Rizflip @RahulPrasad74 @NRMA Without apologising for his/her behaviour, their need must have been dire to do that. Still, they weren't to know that your need wasn't equally dire Tom. Tip to Lexus driver: Buy something with more 360km of official range next time.

@HunterNighthawk @Chargefox @LudicrousFeed @Rizflip @RahulPrasad74 @NRMA Ha! No need. Another charging post had opened back up by then…old mate Lexus nowhere in sight for a quick chat about the why.

@electricfuture5 @Chargefox @LudicrousFeed @Rizflip @RahulPrasad74 @NRMA Seems like a good opportunity.

@tom_baker @Chargefox @LudicrousFeed @Rizflip @RahulPrasad74 @NRMA Should be easy for them to identify this owner and send a note.

@dsgolson Love this

Here’s the #Tesla Model 3 #EV refresh at a rare press event for the brand: the Munich motor show. Mobbed is the only way to describe the attention. Punters clearly realise it’s probably the most relevant car here in 2023. Don’t miss the infamous stalk-less steering wheel.

@1_bstevens Connectivity solution is coming next year for Australia

@tom_baker Until they sort out the lack of an app or OTA, they may as well not bother. Need to sort out the basics first.

Cupra time! Once called the Urban Rebel, this 4m-long #EV hot hatch is now the Raval. It starts rolling out of a new factory Spain, late 2025. But Cupra is still tossing up about whether to send it to Australia, or concentrate only on Europe where small cars remain very popular.

@Hayden_120 @volkswagen @chasingcarsblog Perhaps that is how it will pan out. There’s normally not a year’s delay for a GTI model. Lot of time between now and 2026.

@tom_baker @volkswagen @chasingcarsblog "Schäfer said the production version of the ID GTI would be revealed in 2026 and be on sale in early 2027." autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-c…

First reveal after a relaxing break is this: the @Volkswagen ID GTI Concept. First VW #EV to wear the iconic GTI badge retains FWD balance. Might share 166kW power/400km+ range with Cupra Raval. Expect to see this shape as a production car akin to Polo GTI. @chasingcarsblog

@Hayden_120 @volkswagen @chasingcarsblog Factory comes online in second half of 2025. First cars built late 2025. European launch early 2026. That’s the timeline if there are zero delays between now and then.

@tom_baker @volkswagen @chasingcarsblog I absolutely love this, but 2027 deliveries for Europe presumably means 2028 for Australia. Feels like a lifetime away.