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Tesla Model Y wait times increase on Performance variant

Tesla Model Y wait times increase on Performance variant

Interest in Model Y still high since orders opened in June, as Tesla increases wait times for top-of-the-range Performance variant.
Fleets called on to take advantage of EV transition incentives

Fleets called on to take advantage of EV transition incentives

Australasian fleet association calls on NSW fleet operators to take advantage of the latest round of EV incentives.
Tesla plans world’s biggest EV charging station, with 164 stalls

Tesla plans world’s biggest EV charging station, with 164 stalls

Tesla is rolling out another 420 EV Supercharger units across its home state of California, including what could be the world’s largest single charging facility so far.
Jeep promises four new all-electric SUVs by 2025, including Wagoneer

Jeep promises four new all-electric SUVs by 2025, including Wagoneer

Stellantis’ Jeep brand says it will bring four fully-electric SUVs to the US and EU markets by 2025, including an Avenger 4xe in Europe and a Wagoneer in the US.
Toyota ranks last in global green car report, accused of anti-climate lobbying

Toyota ranks last in global green car report, accused of anti-climate lobbying

Global report ranks Toyota at the bottom of the pile on decarbonisation, while another damning report exposes the carmaker’s anti-climate lobbying efforts.
BYD Melbourne experience centre opens as company confirms Thailand factory

BYD Melbourne experience centre opens as company confirms Thailand factory

BYD has opened one of its two experience centres in Melbourne for Victorian order holders and buyers, with hundreds attending and seeing their ordered models for first time.
Polluter pays: How Norway became the global leader in the electric vehicle transition

Polluter pays: How Norway became the global leader in the electric vehicle transition

In Norway, almost nine in ten new car sales are electric. How did it get there?
“Terrific fun, but too expensive:” Another Labor MP buys a Model 3

“Terrific fun, but too expensive:” Another Labor MP buys a Model 3

Another Labor MP buys a Tesla Model 3, but laments the cost and lack of choice of EVs in Australia.