The A310 Vision is a one-off concept. Which seems a terrible waste of a very good-looking idea.
READ HERE
An electric wagon with a sporting brief. Finally, something that doesn’t answer every question with another SUV.
READ HERE
The balance sheet has taken a beating. America is closing the door. But the cars are good, the Australian offers are sharp, and the Polestar 5 may be the clearest argument yet for why this brand deserves to exist.
Freelander used to be a model. Now it’s a brand. And its first Australian arrival is making a rather large entrance.
A Model 3 advertised for $25,500 makes you look twice. The price gets your attention. The condition decides whether it’s a bargain.
Citroën’s electric 2CV concept has charm, a modest footprint and an affordable ambition. We’re listening.
Hyundai has reinvented one of its most successful SUVs. More electric range, striking new design and plenty to like. Could the plug-in hybrid be the one to have?
The Type 01 is a 1,015hp electric wager on design, drama and very wealthy buyers. Its engineering deserves attention. So do its size, weight and unanswered Australian price.
Audi’s single-charge record is a fine achievement. The useful question is what an efficiency marathon tells us about an ordinary journey.
The BYD Atto 1 Essential is $19,990 drive-away. Equal-cheapest new car in Australia. Full stop.
Six seats, a lounge-like cabin and some outrageous technology. The Australian details are the next thing we want to see.
BMW’s new i3. The start of a stronger German EV challenge?
Why a novated lease deserves a look before you buy.
We stopped worrying about reaching the charger. Now we worry about what happens when we get there.
Peak speed makes a good headline. The charging curve gets you home.
A closer look at Xiaomi’s electric-car ambitions.
The iCaur V25 gives us another reason to watch the plug-in market.
Introducing WattCar Used Car of the Year. A used plug-in car we’d spend our own money on.
You do not need to be a battery expert. Just ask a few sensible questions before handing over your money.
Tesla’s new Roadster can fly. Whether it can arrive on time is another question.
Electric cars come with plenty of claims. WATTCAR works out what they actually mean - and tells you what we think.
Real prices. Real offers.
The fine print. Checked and updated as the market moves.
WATTCAR COTY 2027Australia’s Car of the Year award just for plug-in cars.The field is building. These are some of the WattCars we think could be in the conversation as we search for Australia’s best electric car.
We’ve driven it. Now we know what we want to test properly. REPORT CARD →
The sort of EV that could make electric feel normal. REPORT CARD →
Still the car everyone else quietly measures themselves against. REPORT CARD →
There’s a lot of car here. We want to know how much of it is good. REPORT CARD →
310 core variants.
BEVs, plug-in hybrids and range extenders. Australian sources, pre-orders and stock notes.
The next plug-in cars for Australia. One in focus, and the others worth watching.
EXPLORE WHAT’S COMING →
Pick any two WattCars. We’ll line up the numbers and tell you what the differences mean.
START A COMPARO →
Australia now has fewer conventional petrol vehicles on its roads. Worldwide, combustion-car sales peaked years ago. What does that tell us about the cars we’ll buy next?
READ THE REPORT →
The cars, the claims and the cost of going electric. We explain what deserves your attention.
WATT MATTERS? · FEATUREDElectric for the everyday. Petrol for the long way. Could a lower purchase price make a plug-in hybrid the smarter choice?
READ HERE →
WATT MATTERS? · FEATUREDAustralia has become one of the most spoilt EV markets in the world for choice. That’s great for buyers. It could get uncomfortable for everyone trying to sell us one.
READ HERE →A live scan of electric-car news from around the world. We surface the stories worth knowing and send you to the original publisher.
Loading the latest EV news…
kW, kWh, WLTP, DC, V2L… the jargon can be confusing. Our plain-English guide explains the terms you actually need to know - with the occasional translation the brochure forgot to mention.
DECODE THE REST →Our ambition is simple. To make WATTCAR COTY an award Australian car buyers value - and manufacturers are genuinely proud to win.
That means doing the work, asking the right questions and judging every contender on what really matters.