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Japan car giants still pushing anti-EV narrative even as China rivals close sales gap

Japan car giants still pushing anti-EV narrative even as China rivals close sales gap

How Japanese car giants are using their dominance of country car lobbies to push for hybrids and advocate for delay in making switch to full battery electrics.
UK reportedly set to weaken electric vehicle target

UK reportedly set to weaken electric vehicle target

UK government reportedly planning to weaken its EV mandate, which currently requires 80 per cent of all new cars sold in the UK to be electric by 2030
Iconic Morris JE van to get electric relaunch, with carbon fibre body and ute and camper options

Iconic Morris JE van to get electric relaunch, with carbon fibre body and ute and camper options

The new Morris JE is a full-electric van built on an aluminium skateboard platform with a carbon-fibre body. And it could be coming to Australia.
Chery to launch first Lepas electric SUV model for Australia market

Chery to launch first Lepas electric SUV model for Australia market

Chery’s next sub-brand, Lepas, confirms entry into Australia with first EV, the L6 electric family SUV.
Mini updates electric Countryman models with more range

Mini updates electric Countryman models with more range

Mini has just announced a series of minor updates and changes to its Countryman range – in particular to the full battery-electric (BEV) version.
Porsche’s biggest electric car, with 3.5 tonne towing capacity, approved for sale in Australia

Porsche’s biggest electric car, with 3.5 tonne towing capacity, approved for sale in Australia

Porsche’s Cayenne electric and Turbo models now approved for sale in Australia, ahead of upcoming local landing.
Indonesia’s growing EV fleet is saving billions from the oil price shock

Indonesia’s growing EV fleet is saving billions from the oil price shock

EVs saved more than $US5.8 billion in public spending in Indonesia in 2025 alone by substituting millions of litres of imported liquid fuels with domestically produced electricity. 
Motoring group to trial mobile DC fast charger for stranded EV drivers

Motoring group to trial mobile DC fast charger for stranded EV drivers

Motoring group says it will begin trialling a mobile DC fast charger as part of its Emergency Roadside Assistance patrol fleet, and will also trial an EV as a patrol car.