Technology

The features you don't and do need from proximity unlocking and wireless charging to vibrating seats and glass roofs | Opinion

By Laura Berry · 20 Sep 2025

What feature of your car annoys you the most? I’ll go first. Our eight-year old Skoda locks itself after about 30 seconds. Sounds good, but it isn't. It’s led to all manner of annoying moments, but locking itself while the keys were inside the car probably wins — don’t ask.

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Forget solid state batteries! Affordable battery with 500km range incoming thanks to next-gen sodium-ion breakthrough. And it’s heading for mass production next year.

By James Cleary · 19 Sep 2025

CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited), the biggest supplier of EV batteries in the world, has confirmed details of a potentially game-changing sodium-ion battery chemistry that’s headed for high-volume production in 2026.

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Japanese company strikes back against China with ‘groundbreaking’ new battery!

By Tom White · 19 Sep 2025

How this Japanese company is innovating on current battery technology to bring more range to EVs sooner.

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My 2011 HSV Clubsport radio turns on and drains the battery overnight

By David Morley · 12 Sep 2025

What causes the radio to turn on and drain the battery when my 2011 HSV Clubsport is locked?

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‘A true game-changer’: Breakthrough solid-state battery tech from Mercedes-Benz leaves Chinese car makers MG, XPeng, BYD and GWM in its dust

By Dom Tripolone · 10 Sep 2025

Mercedes-Benz is flipping the electric car game on its head.

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Huge change coming to Australian roads soon: Tesla about to launch Full Self Driving (Supervised) Down Under and we've tested it in a 2026 Tesla Model 3

By Dom Tripolone · 29 Aug 2025

The future is here and it’s going to blow your mind. Tesla is about to launch its Full Self Driving (Supervised) in Australia, and CarsGuide was among the first people to trial it on Australian roads.

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This huge car company just dumped self-driving tech due to low demand: report

By Tom White · 27 Aug 2025

Stellantis, parent company of Jeep, Ram, Peugeot and Leapmotor, has reportedly put its ‘AutoDrive’ self-driving software on hold over concerns there is no demand for it among buyers.

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Fact or fiction? The truth could determine the future of electric cars | Opinion

By Stephen Ottley · 16 Aug 2025

Does Australia have enough EV charging? The answer might surprise you.

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EV breakthrough may already be a flop: Why MG and IM Motors' semi-solid-state electric car batteries are not living up to the grand expectations

By Stephen Ottley · 09 Aug 2025

They were supposed to herald a new era of electric vehicles. Crushing range anxiety with the ability to drive over 1000km on a single charge. They would see the end of internal combustion engines as this new technology finally fixed the biggest issue of electric vehicle (EV) uptake.

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My 2005 Ford Territory won’t lock with the key or remote

By David Morley · 08 Aug 2025

My 2005 Ford Territory won’t lock with the key or remote. It keeps telling me that the rear passenger side door is open, even when it is not open.

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