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It’s taken Tesla just 10 years to end Ice Age for Big Auto and Big Oil

It’s taken Tesla just 10 years to end Ice Age for Big Auto and Big Oil

Tesla turns 10 as a listed company, and becomes the most value car company in the world as investors dial in the end of the ICE age for Big Oil and Big Auto.
Audi tri-motor e-tron S to challenge Tesla Plaid powertrain

Audi tri-motor e-tron S to challenge Tesla Plaid powertrain

Audi ups all-electric ante, adding high performance e-tron technology to S range in tri-motor format to challenge Tesla’s upcoming Plaid powertrain.
German new car registrations hit 30-year low, but electric car sales rise

German new car registrations hit 30-year low, but electric car sales rise

German new car sales slump sharply in first half of the year, but electric vehicle sales have more than doubled.
Tesla increases price of Full Self Driving package in Australia

Tesla increases price of Full Self Driving package in Australia

Tesla lifts price of Full Self Driving package in Australia from $A8,500 to $A10,100 – but what does this mean for the price of a standard Model 3?
Wrong way, go back: a proposed new tax on electric vehicles is a bad idea

Wrong way, go back: a proposed new tax on electric vehicles is a bad idea

A road user tax on EVs would limit the economic, health and environmental benefits promised by electric vehicles which, together, far exceed any loss in fuel excise.
Electric and hybrids shine amid gloom of faltering fossil-fuel car sales

Electric and hybrids shine amid gloom of faltering fossil-fuel car sales

Sales of electric cars in Australia continue to shine amid petrol and diesel downturn, and as Mercedes electric overtakes Tesla Model X.
Iconic AC Cobra sports car goes electric

Iconic AC Cobra sports car goes electric

English sports car brand AC Cars – the longest surviving UK car brand – launches an electric version of the iconic AC Cobra.
Tesla beats pandemic slump with big Q2 deliveries, shares surge again

Tesla beats pandemic slump with big Q2 deliveries, shares surge again

Tesla stuns analysts and with outstanding second quarter sales results, sending stock soaring again and leading CEO and co-founder Elon Musk to taunt SEC with a cheeky tweet.