I drove an electric car from Sydney to Melbourne. This is what I learned about using EVs in a country as large and unforgiving as Australia

Electric vehicles have been dubbed the future of everyday travel for Australians.

But I recently took a trip from Sydney to Melbourne – and back – in one go and can confirm the low-cost, high-convenience EV dream is far from reality.

Not only did it cost me more in electricity each way than it would have in