Electric Cars

Australia raises luxury car tax threshold for EVs for second year in row

Australia raises luxury car tax threshold for EVs for second year in row

The federal government has again raised the luxury car tax threshold for electric vehicles in Australia, after a decade of little change.
French Open goes 100% electric with 162 plug-in Peugeot car fleet

French Open goes 100% electric with 162 plug-in Peugeot car fleet

Fleet of 162 Peugeot cars used to transport players, VIPs and officials at the tennis grand slam made entirely of plug in hybrid and pure electric models.
Peugeot to launch first electric vehicle in Australia in 2022

Peugeot to launch first electric vehicle in Australia in 2022

Peugeot will introduce electric variants of its vehicles to Australian shores starting in 2022, and two hybrid models in the fourth quarter of 2021.
TrueGreen says it has three EVs coming to Australian market under $35,000

TrueGreen says it has three EVs coming to Australian market under $35,000

TrueGreen bringing three EVs under $35,000 to Australia market, and calls on other car makers to step up and stop waiting for subsidies.
Musk delays Model S Plaid launch for “one more week of tweak”

Musk delays Model S Plaid launch for “one more week of tweak”

Musk says there will be an extra week to wait for the launch of the Tesla Model S Plaid launch, the $A200,000 car that “feels like a spaceship.”
Video: The Electric Ute that “hauls ass and tows like a beast”

Video: The Electric Ute that “hauls ass and tows like a beast”

Joe Biden gets it, so why isn’t the Australian government rushing to save the weekend by embracing electric Utes?
Solar Cybertruck takes shape as Tesla submits new patent application

Solar Cybertruck takes shape as Tesla submits new patent application

Tesla’s plans to offer a solar integrated option for the Cybertruck electric ute firm up with a patent application.
Rivian cuts price of electric ute, but delays deliveries by one month

Rivian cuts price of electric ute, but delays deliveries by one month

Rivian shaves $US2,000 of the Launch Edition price of the pick-up by making an off-road upgrade optional, but delays first deliveries.