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Vehicle or hazard: New rules treat EV chargers like firework factories
Australia’s move to electric vehicles is hitting a speed bump with revelations some emergency services are demanding the cars be treated in a similar way to fireworks factories.
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On your bike, take a hike: Active transport paths get $100m budget boost
Walking and cycling paths will get a $100 million boost in the upcoming federal budget, in the biggest national active transport investment in more than a decade.
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Peugeot slashes Australian prices on its electric SUV by a staggering $25,000
Less than 12 months into delivering electric cars to Australia, Peugeot drops tens of thousands off the price of e-2008 electric SUV.
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Hyundai Ioniq 5 N review: Is this the best fully electric performance car?
The Ioniq 5 N is Hyundai’s first performance electric vehicle and it has already been named Top Gear’s 2023 Car of the Year Award and 2024 World Performance Car of the Year.
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Musk fires Supercharger team, says rollout of Tesla network to be slowed down
Tesla says it will slow down roll out of its Supercharger network to save costs after sacking key executives and hundreds more employees.
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Tesla Cybertruck first impressions: An electric monster, but will it be sold in Australia?
The Driven went to the Tesla Sydney store to have a look at Tesla’s most recent and controversial vehicle, an electric monster with an angular stainless steel exterior that splits opinions.
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China battery price war could soon make electric cars cheaper. Here’s how
The high cost of energy-dense batteries has meant EVs have long been more expensive than their fossil fuel equivalents. This could change faster than we thought.
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Major car makers are rolling out V2G plans this year. Is Australia ready?
Over the next couple of years we expect at least 43 vehicles to come to market with vehicle to grid capabilities. Australian consumers could be the biggest beneficiaries, but do we have our house in order?
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Global EV sales to top 17 million in 2024, most of them in China
More than one in five cars sold around the globe in 2024 will be electric, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), with yearly EV sales set to reach 17 million.
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Toyota’s plug-in hybrids emit four times more CO2 than company claims
New real-world data from the EU shows plug-in hybrid vehicle emissions are actually much closer to the average petrol car than car companies claim.
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“The unequivocal path forward:” EU adopts strong pollution laws for trucks and buses
The European Parliament has voted to adopt new emissions regulations for large trucks and buses sending a strong signal to manufacturers of where the world is heading.