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Tesla slashes Australian prices of best selling models yet again, as EV price war marches on

Tesla slashes Australian prices of best selling models yet again, as EV price war marches on

Tesla has once again cut prices on its models by as much as $5,000, bringing the prices to their lowest levels yet.
“We saved $17,000 in one hour:” Australia’s first electric truck show gives taste of the future

“We saved $17,000 in one hour:” Australia’s first electric truck show gives taste of the future

Inaugural zero emission Truck Show X conference heralded as huge success, with head of Australian trucking industry group saying the event eclipsed wildest expectations.
Xpeng launches in Hong Kong ahead of Australian arrival, shows off flying car

Xpeng launches in Hong Kong ahead of Australian arrival, shows off flying car

Xpeng debuts in key right hand drive market with its G6 electric SUV priced above Tesla Model Y. And it shows off its flying car concept.
Tesla builds its 3 millionth car in factory once run by Toyota

Tesla builds its 3 millionth car in factory once run by Toyota

Tesla’s Fremont factory, which delivered thousands of the early model electric cars to Australia, produces its 3 millionth EV.
Retrofit nation: Call for mass conversion of Australia’s truck fleet to spark battery industry

Retrofit nation: Call for mass conversion of Australia’s truck fleet to spark battery industry

A call has gone out for projects that think big on ways to achieve the rapid conversion of half the Australian vehicle fleet to EV’s – over 10 million vehicles.
Tesla Model 3 spotted testing with no mirrors and new camera locations

Tesla Model 3 spotted testing with no mirrors and new camera locations

A modified Tesla Model 3 with no side mirrors and new camera locations provides hints on what Tesla’s next product could feature.
An answer in search of a problem: BYD Sealion 6 plug in hybrid lands in Australia, with V2L and more range

An answer in search of a problem: BYD Sealion 6 plug in hybrid lands in Australia, with V2L and more range

BYD wants to challenge Tesla as the biggest seller of EVs in Australia. So why is it bringing out a plug in hybrid offered as a “cure to range anxiety?”
Global hydrogen vehicle sales plunge further to be tiny fraction of EV sales

Global hydrogen vehicle sales plunge further to be tiny fraction of EV sales

Global sales of fuel cell hydrogen vehicles plunged further in the first quarter to just 2,382. The sale of EVs is expected to nearly double in 2024 to 17 million.