EV News

Extending FBT exemption could put another 1.5 million EVs on roads by 2035

Various EV models on display at Everything Electric Sydney 2025. Image: Tim Eden

Extending a tax cut for electric cars until 2035 could put another 1.5 million motorists behind the wheel of a low-emissions vehicle and significantly cut transport pollution, a study has found.

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Autonomous Vehicles

Tesla FSD Supervised has quickly won over doubters, but is it legal?

Video from Tesla vehicles driving on Australian roads without hands on steering wheels have led some to question whether the software is legal to use without a permit,

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Thousands of Tesla electric SUVs “recalled” over injury risk

Australia's most popular electric vehicle has been subject to a product recall over a fault with one of its safety systems.

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Charge ahead: Road taxes may be closer than they appear

Infrastructure and transport groups agree on a road-user charge as a concept, but disagree on when it should be introduced, who should pay and whether petrol and diesel vehicle drivers should be charged more.

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EV News

Electric goes large: low-emission utes, vans get a show

Utes that can be plugged in and vans that run on batteries have gone on show in Australia for the first time, which experts say is proof the market has moved.

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EV News

Hybrids are using up to 33 pct more fuel than advertised, Australian study finds

Some of the most popular vehicles in Australia are consuming significantly more petrol than advertised, tests have shown, and hybrid cars rank amongst the most unexpectedly thirsty models.

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EV News

China set to dominate Australian vehicle market, thanks to electric offers and lower prices

More than two in every five new cars sold in Australia will be made in China within a decade, driven by demand for hybrid and electric options, and falling prices offered by Chinese brands.

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A long haul: Electric trucks in Australia still face uncertainty over rules, costs and charging

Drivers of electric trucks in one state may not be able to cross the border, because of regulations - just one of a number of issues hindering the uptake in Australia.

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Charging

Sparks fly over proposal to allow networks to install EV chargers on power poles

Sparks fly as NSW parliamentarians host debate on whether electricity networks should be allowed to install EV chargers on their own power poles, and pass the cost on to consumers.

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EV News

“Turning point:” More EVs, fewer V8s as emissions limits come into force

A hybrid Lamborghini, an electric Rolls Royce, a convoy of low-emission people-movers and a rumble of battery-powered utes "that can actually tow things" greeted attendees to Australia's latest motor show.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson