Tom Baker | EV reviews & more

Motoring journalist with a particular focus on EVs. Interested in cars, the auto industry, travel. Opinion expressed is mine only.

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

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

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@BahnstormerTom What’s the S4 doing?

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@LudicrousFeed @Stellantis Love the paint.

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

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@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.

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@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).

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@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).

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@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.

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

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

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@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!

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@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

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@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.

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

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@dsgolson Love this

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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.

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@1_bstevens Connectivity solution is coming next year for Australia

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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.

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@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.

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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

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@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.