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Model Y L electric six-seater leads as Tesla continues EV momentum with record sales for July

Model Y L six-seater drives record July sales for Tesla as EV sales momentum continues into new financial year.
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Honda prices first its electric car, and Australia’s smallest EV, from $36,900 driveway as pre-orders open

Honda prices its first electric car in Australia at just $36,900 driveway, but has set a low sales target – at least for the rest of this year.
EV price war extends to electric vans as Farizon slashes prices by $8,500, offers bigger battery

EV price war extends to electric vans as Farizon slashes prices by $8,500, offers bigger battery

Geely brand Farizon slashes prices on its electric van range in Australia, and offers a new variant with a bigger battery. Good news for deliveries and green nomads.

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A $440 million electric car tax looms for one state unless PM steps in with national scheme

A $440 million electric car tax looms for one state unless PM steps in with national scheme

Road-user charge forecast to collect $440 million in its first three years, with EV drivers charged more than 3c per kilometre and plug-in hybrid drivers charged 2.4c.
Electric cars are cheaper than you think, sooner than you think

Electric cars are cheaper than you think, sooner than you think

the story most consumers hear about EV costs is already out of date. EVs cost less to fuel, less to maintain, and will soon cost less to buy.
Can Australia’s “little Norway” reach net zero by 2045? It will need very strong EV targets to get there

Can Australia’s “little Norway” reach net zero by 2045? It will need very strong EV targets to get there

ACT’s climate strategy underestimates the scale of change needed in its plan to reach net zero by 2045. Serious EV targets might be necessary.
“They do exist:” Fortescue tests its 150 tonne battery-powered water truck, and i new electric dozers, grades and loaders

“They do exist:” Fortescue tests its 150 tonne battery-powered water truck, and i new electric dozers, grades and loaders

Updated: Fortescue tests out its huge new electric mining vehicles, including a 150-tonne water truck, and dozers and wheel loaders, all due to start arriving on site this year.
Charge, tow, repeat: Long distance electric car touring with a pop-top camper trailer

Charge, tow, repeat: Long distance electric car touring with a pop-top camper trailer

A Tesla Model 3 tows a 50-year-old camper nearly 5,700km, revealing the real impact on range, charging and cost.
A mining campaign in a farmer’s hat: “Hands off our diesel” meme is not about tractors

A mining campaign in a farmer’s hat: “Hands off our diesel” meme is not about tractors

Defending the diesel rebate as an act of loyalty to farmers gets it backwards. Real support for regional Australia means helping farmers off diesel, not paying them to stay on it.
Tesla profits squeezed by big bets on AI, merger with SpaceX not ruled out by Elon Musk

Tesla profits squeezed by big bets on AI, merger with SpaceX not ruled out by Elon Musk

Tesla is now pulling in more than $US100 billion in revenue per year, but its margins are being crunched by its big bets on AI and FSD and robots.
Australia Post to expand country’s largest electric delivery fleet with help of government grant

Australia Post to expand country’s largest electric delivery fleet with help of government grant

Australia Post, which already boasts the country’s largest electric delivery fleet, to use government funds to buy electric trucks and prime movers, and more charging stations.