Exclusive sonnenCommunity offer
sonnenCommunity members can save $100 on the upfront fee when when signing up to a sonnenDrive electric car subscription.
Offered in partnership with Australia’s first and leading Car Subscription provider, carbar, your sonnenDrive subscription covers all your EV costs in a simple weekly subscription.
Forget financing, balloon payments, interest, depreciation, insurance, rego and all the variable maintenance and servicing costs. We’ll take care of all this for you. There are no lock-in contracts and sonnenCommunity members can stop or swap with just 2 weeks notice.
How electric car subscription works?
Take your energy independence on the road
There are several reasons why you should consider a car subscription rather than a lease or ownership.
- -Drive with the power of clean energy.
- -Enjoy more benefits as a sonnenCommunity member.
- -Simple, convenient, all inclusive electric car subscription.
- -No minimum term or exit fees - stop or swap with just 2 weeks notice.
MG ZS EV
The MG ZS EV is the family-friendly electric car, designed for those who want all the advantages of a zero-emissions vehicle without compromising on practicality or style.
The car comes with a 105kW electric motor, with a 44.5kWh battery pack that delivers a WLTP-certified driving range of up to 263km. The plug-in charging port, which is the standard European CCS2 design, is located behind a fold-up panel in the grille.
The MG ZS EV can cope with all charging modes from a three-pin home plug, which takes around seven hours for a full charge, through to an 85kW ‘fast charger’ that will take the battery to 80 per cent in 45 minutes.
The MG ZS EV comes with an ANCAP rating of 5 stars.
2021 Hyundai Kona Electric
With a pure electric driving range of up to 449 km, the Kona Electric is one of the most popular electric cars in Australia. The small SUV comes with a 64kWh battery which is perfectly suited for daily commutes and weekend road trips.
The Hyundai Kona comes with a portable charging cable that plugs into any Australian standard power outlet and takes roughly 27 hours for a full charge from empty.
The Kona elite has a seven-inch digital dash cluster, eight-inch sat-nav screen, premium audio system, Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, radar cruise control, reversing camera, and keyless entry and start.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, all electric car subscriptions come with a slow (trickle) charger that can be connected to a general-purpose outlet, or household power point. Charging your car with these chargers can be slow but they can safely charge the battery all day, or night without damaging it. Most feature automatic cycles that turn off the charger when the battery is at its optimum capacity.
While home charging may be cheaper and easier day-to-day, it won’t serve you on longer journeys. For these trips, you’ll need to turn to the growing number of public charging stations. The Electric Vehicle Council provides a map of charging stations across Australia. Note that these may require a fee in the same way that you pay for petrol.
Your electric car subscription comes with Australia-wide roadside assistance. This covers you and any approved drivers 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. And as a sonnenDrive subscriber, you have unlimited callouts for flat batteries (charges), key lock-outs, flat tyre changes, breakdown, towing and more.
No. You can subscribe as normal to any vehicle listed on this or carbar’s main site. However, if you don’t have a sonnenBatterie you will not benefit from using your own energy supply for clean and sustainable driving. Also as part of the sonnenCommunity, you’ll also save $100 on the upfront fee.
Already a sonnen customer
sonnenDrive allows you to take your energy independence on the road.
With sonnenDrive, we give you an easy entry into e-mobility so that you can use your clean and self-generated electricity to power your electric car. As the owner of a sonnenBatterie, you are already a member of the sonnenCommunity and can get $100 off when you subscribe to your electric car through Carbar!
Not a sonnen customer?
With a sonnenBatterie, a home battery energy storage solution for your home, you become your own energy supplier and gain independence of rising electricity prices.
sonnen’s Australian Made solutions come with a market-leading warranty, local support team and seamless integration with your solar system for clean and sustainable living.
Store power with a smart and safe home energy storage solution in the day through til the evening and even during grid outages*.
Need additional EV charging services?
JET Charge is our preferred partner, offering globally recognised turnkey electric car charging infrastructure.
JET Charge offers the largest range of hardware in Australia, with a station to fit every purpose, whether it be domestic, commercial or public.
Unsure of what charger best suits your needs? The JET Charge team is here to help.
