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Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Automotive
- Daily Mail
Nat Barr calls out EV false advertising
Published: | Nat Barr has called for a crackdown on false advertising after it was revealed several electric vehicle brands had misled motorists about the driving range of their cars. The Australian Automobile Association (AAA) tested five EVs in its Real-World Testing Program and found some models drove up to 111km less on the road than they did in laboratory testing. The 2023 BYD Atto 3 was the worst performer, with a driving range of 369km on a single charge — 23 per cent less than the 480km recorded in its lab testing. The 2024 Tesla Model 3 had a real-world range of 441km, which was 14 per cent less than the 513km it achieved in the lab. The 2022 Kia EV6 and the 2024 Tesla Model Y both had driving ranges of eight per cent shorter than their lab tests. The best performer was the 2024 Smart #3, which logged a real-world driving range of 432km, which was five per cent below its compulsory lab test. Barr asked Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli on Thursday morning if companies should be forced to be more forthright about their cars' ability in the real world. 'Just looking at the reasons why you get less than advertised on the battery,' Barr said. 'Hot weather can change it, cold weather can change it, driving on different terrain can change it, stopping and starting can change it, braking can change it. 'A lot can change the amount you get from the standardised testing. Basically, everything can change it. 'Do you think they should maybe change what they advertise?' Natoli said the lack of accuracy about the range of EVs was concerning for regional owners and that 'range anxiety is a real thing'. 'I guess, for the moment, it is a wait and see with that, particularly when you get outside of the cities, it's a real danger,' she said. The AAA found last month that 60 per cent of likely EV buyers flagged range and recharging as the main reasons that might prevent them from buying an EV. 'As more EVs enter our market, our testing will help consumers understand which new market entrants measure up on battery range,' AAA managing director Michael Bradley said. The AAA said Aussies deserved to know how vehicles performed on roads. The Real-World Testing Program has tested 114 fuel-powered cars, vans, and utes since it began in 2023, finding that more than 77 per cent exceeded fuel consumption recorded in lab tests.
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Automotive
- Daily Mail
Nat Barr takes aim at huge electric vehicle lie that has been fed to Aussies as she calls for a major change
Nat Barr has called for a crackdown on false advertising after it was revealed several electric vehicle brands had misled motorists about the driving range of their cars. The Australian Automobile Association (AAA) tested five EVs in its Real-World Testing Program and found some models drove up to 111km less on the road than they did in laboratory testing. The 2023 BYD Atto 3 was the worst performer, with a driving range of 369km on a single charge — 23 per cent less than the 480km recorded in its lab testing. The 2024 Tesla Model 3 had a real-world range of 441km, which was 14 per cent less than the 513km it achieved in the lab. The 2022 Kia EV6 and the 2024 Tesla Model Y both had driving ranges of eight per cent shorter than their lab tests. The best performer was the 2024 Smart #3, which logged a real-world driving range of 432km, which was five per cent below its compulsory lab test. Barr asked Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli on Thursday morning if companies should be forced to be more forthright about their cars' ability in the real world. 'Just looking at the reasons why you get less than advertised on the battery,' Barr said. 'Hot weather can change it, cold weather can change it, driving on different terrain can change it, stopping and starting can change it, braking can change it. 'A lot can change the amount you get from the standardised testing. Basically, everything can change it. 'Do you think they should maybe change what they advertise?' Natoli said the lack of accuracy about the range of EVs was concerning for regional owners and that 'range anxiety is a real thing'. 'I guess, for the moment, it is a wait and see with that, particularly when you get outside of the cities, it's a real danger,' she said. The AAA found last month that 60 per cent of likely EV buyers flagged range and recharging as the main reasons that might prevent them from buying an EV. 'As more EVs enter our market, our testing will help consumers understand which new market entrants measure up on battery range,' AAA managing director Michael Bradley said. The AAA said Aussies deserved to know how vehicles performed on roads. The Real-World Testing Program has tested 114 fuel-powered cars, vans, and utes since it began in 2023, finding that more than 77 per cent exceeded fuel consumption recorded in lab tests. The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries found that EV sales have stalled, remaining below eight per cent of new vehicle sales in 2025. It's the Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles that have exploded, with sales up 183 per cent in the past 12 months.
7NEWS
5 days ago
- Automotive
- 7NEWS
Sunrise host Nat Barr calls out major problems with electric vehicles after bombshell testing proves range claims false
Sunrise host Nat Barr has called out the major problem with electric vehicles after the release of bombshell testing proved manufacturers are falling short on their range claims. The Australian Automotive Association released results as part of its $14 million Real World Testing Program on Wednesday, showing EVs failed to meet their advertised range and consumed more power than promised. Testing involved a 93km circuit around Geelong in Victoria in damp and dry conditions, with researchers measuring the energy consumption of the vehicle. BYD's Atto 3 SUV produced the worst result of the models tested, falling short of its promised range by 111km or 23 per cent, and using 21 per cent more power than advertised. Tesla's entry-level electric car, the Model 3, also failed to meet its promised range by 14 per cent, or 72km, and used 6 per cent more electricity than lab results showed. The Tesla Model Y and Kia EV6 SUVs also failed to meet their range by 8 per cent, or just over 40km, while the Smart #3 electric car came the closest to its lab test results, falling within 5 per cent or 23km of the advertised range. Barr was joined by Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas and Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli on Thursday, as she questioned EV claims. Barr said: 'Just looking at the reasons why you get less than advertised on the battery — hot weather can change it, cold weather can change it, driving on different terrain can change it, stopping and starting can change it, braking can change it. 'A lot can change the amount (of power) you get from the standardised testing. Basically, everything can change it. Rosanna, do you think they should maybe change what they advertise?' Natoli said: 'The good news is, I guess, technology is improving so this will get better but in regional areas it's a really big concern, and the range anxiety is a real thing. 'So, I guess for the moment, it is a wait and see with that, particularly when you get outside of the cities it's a real danger.' Zempilas said 'range anxiety' was real, adding buyers should beware of untested claims. 'Isn't it interesting, what we believe,' he said. 'On the package or on the instruction manual, it says, 'You will be able to do this' and you think 'that's great', there it is on the manual, (but) is anyone going to check it? 'Now, they have, and you find out you can't quite get that far. I suppose my question back is how many people have been caught short by it or is the gauge in the car still accurate? 'Don't necessarily believe it until you have lived it out yourself.' The findings come one week after the program revealed 25 out of 30 petrol and hybrid vehicles tested had consumed more fuel than their lab results showed and more than three in every four vehicles examined had failed to meet expectations. The results could help families and fleet managers make choices about their next vehicle purchases, Australian Automotive Association managing director Michael Bradley said. 'As more EVs enter our market, our testing will help consumers understand which new market entrants measure up on battery range,' he said. Electric vehicle range is typically tested in Australia using the older New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) laboratory test, but this will be replaced by the more accurate Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) from December. The Australian Automobile Association's vehicle-testing program, funded by the federal government, has examined 114 fuel-powered vehicles since it began in 2023 and found 88 models, or 77 per cent, failed to meet their advertised energy consumption. — W ith AAP
Daily Telegraph
25-06-2025
- Politics
- Daily Telegraph
Sunrise host Natt Barr clashes with Iranian ambassador on live TV
Don't miss out on the headlines from World. Followed categories will be added to My News. Iran's man in Australia has sheepishly played down reports that the nation's nuclear program largely survived surprise US bunker-buster strikes over the weekend. Iranian ambassador to Australia Ahmad Sadeghi spent much of a Sunrise interview this morning defending the nation's right to 'peaceful nuclear usage' and to respond to 'illegal' attacks from Israel and the US in recent days. In a brief but prickly exchange, Sunrise host Nat Barr accused Iran of breaching international obligations regarding nuclear development before demanding to know if reports out of Washington, stating the program remains intact, are correct. 'I think you had just breached your agreement under the nuclear non-proliferation treaty right before this, but let's ask you, what did the US destroy when they bombed Iran several days ago?' Barr asked. Addressing Barr's lead statement, Mr Sadeghi asserted, 'We didn't breach our commitments – I don't know what reference you are doing'. Sunrise host Nat Barr accused Iran of breaching international obligations regarding nuclear development. Iranian ambassador to Australia Ahmad Sadeghi defended the nation's right to 'peaceful nuclear usage'. The UN nuclear energy watchdog ruled days before fighting in the region began that, indeed, Iran was in breach of its Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty obligations by failing to reveal information about undeclared nuclear material and activities at multiple sites. For its part, Tehran has been highly critical of the International Atomic Energy Agency's assessments before and after this month's 12-day war with Israel. Addressing the damage from the US strikes, Mr Sadeghi said: 'I do not have any exact technical assessment and estimate (on the damage)'. This Tuesday, June 24, satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows damage at Fordo enrichment facility after strikes in Iran on June 23. Picture: Maxar Technologies via AP 'That is something that the technical teams, with regard to Iran, and the IAEA, maybe, later on, have to find out about, the dimension of the damage. Of course, a leaked report from US military intelligence overnight purportedly found that US President Donald Trump's weekend air strikes on Iran left most of its nuclear infrastructure intact, and its capacity to develop nuclear weapons was 'likely only set back by months'. Mr Trump said this morning in full caps on Truth Social: 'THE NUCLEAR SITES IN IRAN ARE COMPLETELY DESTROYED!' Originally published as Sunrise host Natt Barr clashes with Iranian ambassador on live TV
Daily Mail
25-06-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Nat Barr erupts over 'ridiculous' ambulance crisis after just 'one per cent' of the fleet were able to respond to calls and dozens of patients left stranded
Nat Barr has lashed out at the ambulance crisis in Victoria and labelled it 'ridiculous' after it emerged just one per cent of the fleet were able to respond to calls. The Sunrise host demanded authorities fix the issue immediately following revelations that 50 people were left waiting for emergency transport on Monday night. Ambulance data showed more than 25 crews were off the roads across Melbourne due to staff shortages, while at least another 110 crews were stuck ramped at hospitals by 7.15pm. Paramedics were forced to care for patients in the vehicle while waiting for a hospital bed to become available, meaning they couldn't get back out on the road and respond to more calls for help. Danny Hill, from the Victorian Ambulance Union, described it as 'the perfect storm'. 'We had a lot of dropped resources,' he told Barr. 'We had 22 advanced life support and eight mobile intensive care ambulances that actually didn't run on Monday night. 'Compounding that, we had a very busy workload and the hospitals were overwhelmed and, at one point, we believe about 100 crews were ramped at metropolitan hospitals across Melbourne, sometimes for up to ten hours. 'I'm informed it left one per cent of the metropolitan Melbourne ambulance fleet able to respond to anyone in an emergency.' Barr was stunned by the situation and said it needed fixing right away. 'This is an absolute cluster, this is absolutely ridiculous,' she said before asking Mr Hill what would be done about the problem. 'Taxpayers pay for their ambulance service to be there in a time of emergency,' Mr Hill said. 'Too often we see them logged off emergency work to work in hospital corridors, to organise GP appointments and to do social work instead of being free to respond to genuine emergencies. 'Just the other night an ambulance was called to someone complaining of gaming addiction. Paramedics don't have anything to offer that person.' Barr asked why paramedics were receiving calls like the one about the person with a gaming addiction. 'Why isn't someone saying "no" and redirecting them, surely?' she asked. 'Correct, and they're being sent to those calls, that's the problem,' Mr Hill said. 'The calls are coming through, and always will, and some of these patients do need help but not from ambulance paramedics.' Barr said a common-sense approach needed to be taken towards the unforgivable situation Ambulance Victoria found itself in on Monday night. 'Surely someone can fix this, it's just absolutely ridiculous,' she said. Data leaked to the Herald Sun exposed that more than ten major hospitals had wait times of more than two hours by 8pm, with some as high as ten hours. Premier Jacinta Allan said winter was to blame for the spike in demand for ambulances. 'We are clearly in the depths of winter where many people are suffering from the impacts of flus, and Covid is still around, and a lot of respiratory illnesses,' she said. Two Victorians died waiting for ambulances in June alone, including an elderly Blackburn man who bled to death after falling and hitting his head. He phoned for an ambulance twice, but it took almost five hours for one to arrive, while six crews were ramped at Box Hill Hospital, just one suburb away.
