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Let's be clear. The Atto 3 Evo Premium is a very good car and should sell well. (The Atto 3 Evo Dynamic has way less impressive specs, however.)

But I just had a test drive and am not feeling it yet. I really wanted to, as I've been looking forward to the launch. Where I am it's over $50 k drive away, and a different colour and basic accessories tips you nearer to 52 k. Yet the Sealion 7 is $54,990 drive away last time I looked and feels like a significantly better car.

The drive felt a little floaty and the voice commands mostly didn't work throughout the test drive. But it did open the sunroof on command, and that was a great reveal on a dull day.

Otherwise the drive was very good. Res

We're in the Adelaide Hills near Blackwood and live in a home built in the 1960s with a 40-amp house fuse. Apparently the cable from the Stobie pole about 25 metres from the house is 6 gauge (?) and old. (Apologies in advance for incorrect terms.) The terrain is difficult and would be very hard to underground a new cable. Currently it's part underground and partly in an above ground pipe.

With solar, battery and a new free hours plan we're pushing the current supply to the limit. It's the Hills, so super shady in winter and we need to get maximum feed in from the grid during the free hours. We're going great so far, and only paying the daily supply charge, but considering an EV purchase in

Every type of football can say that their sport goes back to the Mongols, or Chinese, or whoever kicked a bladder full or air around or a roundish object. But the actual history of a sport dates to the writing of its first rules. That sets it apart from any other sport.

When browsing Wikipedia today I noticed something odd. According to Wikipedia, Australian rules football is older than association football - which many term 'soccer' in Australia and is generally known as 'football' in many other countries.

On 10 July 1858, the Melbourne-based Bell's Life in Victoria and Sporting Chronicle published a letter by Tom Wills, captain of the Victoria cricket team, calling for the formation of

I really like the Zeekr X but don't understand the servicing costs. Over $2660 for 5 years, with some low figures and some super high. The dealer only mentioned a $259 service for the first year and was evasive on costs after that. If I didn't look it up myself, I would have assumed it would have been $259 per year for 5 years.

Does anyone know what actually gets done in years where there's a super high service cost? It's an EV, therefore not much in the way of consumables, so what's happening? Why is it two-year servicing in the EU and yearly here?

I'm looking for any documentation that justifies it or feedback from someone with a technical background who can explain exactly what's done

My brother loves his Shark. Currently in western Queensland after hanging out at Uluru, and heading up to Mackay. Absolutely great car.

Only one thing seriously pissing him off. A 60 litre tank. When you're on a rough road, the electric range disappears fast. And you're left with 13 l/100km fuel efficiency with a 60 litre fuel tank. Which is absurd. Even with jerrycans of fuel in the back it's dicey.

Any plans to increase the size of the tank and upgrade to a 2 litre turbo?

Used to play this game up to about four years ago. A lot of fun then became serious pay to play. Like hundreds of dollars a month to have decent power, money I preferred to spend on my family.

What's happening now? Are there any old players left and are they really still paying up to tens of thousands a year to be competitive?