Cars

Car reviews for the rest of us. Matt Martel looks at what it is like to own and drive the latest vehicles with an emphasis on usability not tech specs.
BYD Seals the deal over Tesla
Editor's Picks Review

BYD Seals the deal over Tesla

Chinese car giant's latest EV is very good, but needs a software upgrade.

Matt Martel 18 Feb 2024
Singapore’s $316,000 Toyotas fuel angst over wealth gap
Transport

Singapore’s $316,000 Toyotas fuel angst over wealth gap

Car ownership is a status symbol in a city-state where people can’t drive far.

Bloomberg 03 Feb 2024
EVs now plugged into $140m worth of road tax
Transport

EVs now plugged into $140m worth of road tax

Road-user charges forecast to exceed $2 billion in the coming financial year.

Brent Melville 26 Jan 2024


Matt Martel
Matt Martel

Managing editor, audience and platform curation

Matt spent 10 years in senior positions at Fairfax Media, including as an executive editor in the company’s senior leadership team at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian Financial Review and The Age (Melbourne). He joined BusinessDesk in 2019 and was publisher when we sold to NZME. He is now working across NZME titles and is based in Auckland. Connect with him on Linkedin here.

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