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The real reason Victoria wants to force through its divisive EV road tax

The real reason Victoria wants to force through its divisive EV road tax

The EV tax would lock in a new state-based road tax that would replace the federally-collected fuel excise, when the EV lobby is too weak to fight.
Can Model Y sales catapult Tesla back to top EV seller in China?

Can Model Y sales catapult Tesla back to top EV seller in China?

Tesla Model Y sales tripled in February in China, eating into sales of premium rivals. But can it help Tesla reclaim the title of best-selling EV?
LG Energy Solution to make Tesla 4680 batteries, sources say

LG Energy Solution to make Tesla 4680 batteries, sources say

South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution to make 4680 format cells in the US and Europe, sources say.
New electric trike can operate for “pennies a day”

New electric trike can operate for “pennies a day”

New electric trike can reportedly “operate for pennies a day”, and the first three containers full are already sold out.
Former Top Gear host’s decison to sell Mirai fuel cell car points to problem with hydrogen

Former Top Gear host’s decison to sell Mirai fuel cell car points to problem with hydrogen

Auto journalist and ex-Top Gear host James May is getting rid of his favourite car, a hydrogen fuel cell Toyota Mirai. Why?
ACT flooded by proposals as suppliers jostle for role in electric bus fleet

ACT flooded by proposals as suppliers jostle for role in electric bus fleet

ACT receives more than 100 expressions of interest from a range of suppliers to help deliver its 90 electric buses.
Hummer EV faces off sub-zero temps as April launch revealed

Hummer EV faces off sub-zero temps as April launch revealed

Hummer EV,dubbed the “electric supertruck”, will join a growing list of electric utes to be available to order once reservations open in April.
Kia teases images of EV6, its first electric car on new EV platform

Kia teases images of EV6, its first electric car on new EV platform

Kia teases series of dimly-lit silhouette images of the EV6, its first electric car on its dedicated electric global modular platform.