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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.Fortescue says excavator fleet at iron ore mine now fully electric as it commissions first in-house heavy haul truck fast chargers
Fortescue says one of its iron ore mines now features an entirely electric fleet of excavators, each saving one million litres of diesel a year. And they are more productive.
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We drive the first production model from Genesis’s new Magma performance division, to find out whether it is more than just another very fast electric SUV.Podcasts
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Another sub-$35,000 small electric SUV gets sale approval for Australian market
A new small electric SUV, likely to join the growing ranks of sub $35,000 offerings in Australia, has been approved for sale.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the story most consumers hear about EV costs is already out of date.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.
VW ID. Polo launches in the UK … but will we see this electric small passenger car in Australia?
Australia needs some more small electric passenger cars. But of many those on offer overseas, only the VW ID.4 seems likely for Australia, and that is far from certain.
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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.
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