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Xpeng upgrades 2026 G6 with major updates as it gets closer to Australia

Xpeng upgrades 2026 G6 with major updates as it gets closer to Australia

Xpeng’s new G6 with 10-80% fast-charging in 12 minutes inches closer to Australia after launching in key market.
Tesla offers new package for Cyberbeast, making it its most expensive car

Tesla offers new package for Cyberbeast, making it its most expensive car

Tesla bundles free-supercharging, premium connectivity for life and more to its most expensive EV offering.
Geely launches fully electric ute in NZ for $A63,300 with 3-tonne towing

Geely launches fully electric ute in NZ for $A63,300 with 3-tonne towing

Geely’s fully electric ute with 3-tonne towing to land in New Zealand at a compelling price.
Boundary-pushing solar cars ready to race across the outback

Boundary-pushing solar cars ready to race across the outback

Young solar-tech teams from around the world to race across the outback in a test of innovative technology that may drive the solar-powered vehicles of tomorrow.
Hoping to electrify private jets? Not so fast

Hoping to electrify private jets? Not so fast

We shouldn’t expect electrified private jets to dominate the skies anytime soon. So, what can be done in the near term about the emissions of the world 3.5 million private jets.
Is a road user charge for EVs really the best the Productivity Summit can do?

Is a road user charge for EVs really the best the Productivity Summit can do?

If introducing a road user charge for electric vehicles is the best we can do out of the Productivity Summit, then God help this country.

Stamp duty changes could derail the ambitious targets of Australia’s strongest EV market

The best performing EV market in Australia has stalled over the last two years. Changes to stamp duty will make its ambitious targets for 2030 difficult to reach.
EV costs will keep dropping as battery prices fall, and price parity is not far away

EV costs will keep dropping as battery prices fall, and price parity is not far away

The cost advantage of EVs is expected to widen as battery technology improves in the years ahead, bringing price parity as well as cost of ownership benefits.