We can look to other markets to nudge consumers to make cleaner vehicle choices. The best legislation is more carrot, and less stick.

5 star ANCAP is awarded without real consideration for other users. “I”, the driver am safer in a 5 star car than “you”, the other road user

There are many things that Tesla does differently; they seem happy to tear up the automotive playbook. The author doubts that they were...

In September Tesla registered over 1000 cars. That might not sound a large number, but for over 12 months, Model 3 has outsold BMW 3 and...

Our annual predictions are now the best read and quoted articles and blogs that Boost Auto produces. They are created and curated from...

Before looking at predictions for 2023, it is worth noting a few of the milestones that affected the local market. There are many more...

Regular readers of this blog will know that we think that BEVs are too expensive. Local automotive business heads seem to want to specify...

The Clean Car Rebate has been a huge success. There will be opponents who would argue that it is flawed, and at Boost Auto we would...

In April electric vehicles sales (NEV) reached 20% of the share of passenger vehicles by fuel type up from 3.4% just 12 months ago. This...

Learn about entrepreneur and engineer William Sommers' vision to create an EV that runs on tea.

19 Automotive predictions - Part 1 of 2

The Year in Review 2021 Its been a challenging year for many. Automotive businesses locally, retailers and distributors alike have had a...

The weekend's news was a seismic shift for new car buyers. Gone are the excuses about not buying electric or Plug In Hybrids because of...

Boost Auto Explainer Have you ever rented a trailer only to discover that your new vehicle can't actually tow the rented trailer? If the...

Most of us don’t fully remember high school physics, just some of the basics. But it’s the basics that help us understand how long it...

Boost Auto was talking to a large corporate a couple of weeks ago about their fleet, and their desire to be lower emissions and greener....

boost blog #8 In the EU there is a classification of cars called Quadricycle, and some countries allow licence holders as young as 14 to...

boost blog #7 In retail land, talking to sales execs about EV customers will often reveal a pen portrait of customers that are highly...