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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.
Xpeng announces multiple new EVs for Australia, and an AI future of robotaxis, flying cars and humanoid robots

Xpeng announces multiple new EVs for Australia, and an AI future of robotaxis, flying cars and humanoid robots

Xpeng takes a leaf out of Elon Musk’s playbook with massive expansion plans beyond just the new EV models arriving in Australia this year.
Always be charging! Electric campervan pioneers caught short and need a tow on first lap of Australia

Always be charging! Electric campervan pioneers caught short and need a tow on first lap of Australia

Electric campervan pioneers forget their own charging rules and are caught short on lap of Australia and need a tow. Green nomads take note.
Toyota Hilux BEV first drive: “You can’t do that in a diesel ute”

Toyota Hilux BEV first drive: “You can’t do that in a diesel ute”

Toyota has done a good job with their first Hilux electric ute. It’s great on the road, capable off-road, but its limited range will put a cap on buyers.
Around Australia in an electric campervan: “We want to show that it can be done”

Around Australia in an electric campervan: “We want to show that it can be done”

In what could be an Australian first, one of the country’s EV charging pioneers is setting off on a big lap in an electric campervan, with two key messages.