5 July

The Tesla Model Y is a brilliant mid-sized SUV. It’s also the world’s best-selling car. You can buy the base model in Australia now for less money than a Toyota RAV4 hybrid. It’s a much better car than a RAV4 hybrid. And while the petrol for the RAV4 will cost you up to $2/litre, you can ‘fill’ a Model Y for under $5. (And it needs no servicing.) If you like a bit of a hoon, it will leave any petrol or diesel, even expensive sports cars, miles behind in the rear-view mirror. For those who like interior things, you can turn the heating or cooling on remotely on hot or cold days, so that the car is at a comfortable temperature when you arrive. Or if you need to leave a pet or older child alone in the car, it can easily run air con or heating all day and night. It has a stupendous stereo system, and Tesla semi-autonomous driving is the best in the business. It has multiple cameras which act as monitoring security when you’re not with the car. Tesla even sell a fitted air mattress that converts the whole inside to a bed, for those who want to use it for travel. Some poor souls even live in their EVs now, who can’t afford homes, and the cars can run ordinary household appliances and keep heating or cooling going 24 hours a day. (A car battery is at least 5 times higher capacity than a home battery, the car can run things for days at a time. Including your home if there’s a blackout.)