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Tesla offers thousands off cost of new Model Y for owners of original MY

Tesla offers thousands off cost of new Model Y for owners of original MY

Tesla offers thousands off the price of a new Model Y to original electric SUV owners as the company looks to boost sales.
Electric car U-turn could lift cost of EVs by thousands

Electric car U-turn could lift cost of EVs by thousands

The cost of buying an electric vehicle could rise by thousands of dollars for some motorists if fringe benefits tax rules are changed after the election.
The all electric construction machines paving way for zero emission building projects

The all electric construction machines paving way for zero emission building projects

The Sophies Minde project is using all electric excavators, drills, cranes and transport as Oslo imposes mandatory zero emissions construction targets for all public projects.
Dutton claims no “change” to EV tax break that Coalition once said was “bad policy”

Dutton claims no “change” to EV tax break that Coalition once said was “bad policy”

Peter Dutton now says a Coalition government would keep a popular electric vehicle tax break that his party once described as “bad policy dressed up as tax reform.”
Volkswagen unveils ID. Code joint venture electric concepts for China

Volkswagen unveils ID. Code joint venture electric concepts for China

Volkswagen unveils three new electric concept cars – the ID. Aura, ID. Era, and ID. Evo – as it attempts to regain market share in the world’s biggest EV market.
“There has been some blowback:” Unrepentant Musk admits Doge impact on Tesla

“There has been some blowback:” Unrepentant Musk admits Doge impact on Tesla

Musk admits that his controversial work with the Trump administration is having “blowback” on Tesla, but insists it is all the work of recipients of fraud and waste.
World’s biggest battery maker flags first commercial sodium battery packs by end of year

World’s biggest battery maker flags first commercial sodium battery packs by end of year

CATL says lower cost, safer and more efficient sodium-ion batteries will be in mass production in 2025.
Australia is more reliant on imported oil than ever before. It needs more EVs

Australia is more reliant on imported oil than ever before. It needs more EVs

New data shows Australia imported more petroleum products than it ever has in the last quarter of 2024. Now is not the time to slow down the transition to electric transport.