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Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

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Sophie Vorrath & James Fernyhough

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The Driven Podcast: EVs hit record high as car lobby flags structural shift
Records broken again in June as car lobby flags a permanent structural shift. Plus, we speak to Mike Atkinson about advanced driver assistance systems.
The Driven Podcast

Jul 7, 2026

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Road Trips

A 15-week electric road trip, retracing the honeymoon we took in a Holden V8 and looking for EV chargers
We used our EV to retrace the honeymoon outback trek we did a lifetime ago in a Holden V8. All good, apart from Tesla’s navigation system that can’t see beyond its own Supercharging network.
Tom Hunt

Jul 7, 2026

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Electric Work Vehicles

Farizon expands Australian commercial EV lineup with new electric light truck
Farizon boosts its electric light truck offerings with release of new F3E that comes in at around $50,000, with cab chassis, tray and cargo box options.
Joshua S. Hill

Jul 7, 2026

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Electric Transport

“They are a better ride:” State powers up first major electric bus depot, with 60 new charging stations
State’s first major electric bus depot opens with 60 charging stations and the same number of electric buses. Just another 900 diesel buses to take off the road.
Joshua S. Hill

Jul 7, 2026

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Autonomous Vehicles

Geely extends low finance and free charger offer to upgraded EX5 extended range model
Geely extends low finance and free charger offer to upgraded EX5 extended range model.
Riz Akhtar

Jul 7, 2026

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Australians bought an EV every 77 seconds in June, as even car lobby admits “structural shift” to electric cars
Australians bought an EV or a plug in every 77 seconds in June. Once they start buying an EV every 30 seconds, then electrics will outsell cars with combustion engines.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 6, 2026

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Autonomous Vehicles

Video: How does Tesla FSD V14.3 handle Australian roads?
Is Tesla FSD V14.3 finally starting to make sense for Australian drivers? We take it for a real-world test.
Sam Parkinson & Tim Eden

Jul 6, 2026

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EV News

Toyota surprised by early success of electric HiLux ute, but no plans to speed up EV rollout and no sign of an electric Yaris
Toyota surprised by interest in electric HiLux ute, despite its low range, but is coy on plans to add more EVs and may have to buy credits to meet emissions standards.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 6, 2026

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EV News

BYD announces new cash back offer for top-selling EV as it chases down Toyota to be Australia’s biggest car seller
BYD has announced a new cash back offer on its best-selling EV in Australia as it seeks to chase down Toyota to be the country’s biggest seller of new cars.
Riz Akhtar

Jul 6, 2026

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Autonomous Vehicles

GWM plans to rollout multiple EV models in Australia to capitalise on interest in new Ora 5 electric SUV
GWM plans to release multiple new EV models in next six months, starting with the Ora 5 electric SUV which it says has received over 4,000 expressions of interest.
Riz Akhtar

Jul 5, 2026

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Australia’s electric car market share is racing ahead, but our official data and planning must keep up
In a transport‑energy transition of this speed and scale, leaving the primary lens in the hands of a lobby built around the internal combustion engine is no longer acceptable.
Ray Wills and Peter Newman

Jul 4, 2026

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Autonomous Vehicles

Tesla rolls out FSD light for four million older models without latest hardware
Tesla has released a lighter version of FSD supervised for older AI3 hardware-equipped vehicles in its fleet, which make up around 4 million cars globally.
Riz Akhtar

Jul 4, 2026

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