This Month
Backstreet fight over EV chargers could cost all energy users more
Electricity networks say pole-mounted chargers would add just $1.60 a year to power bills, but contractors warn households are already paying hundreds too much.
Flinching at a hybrid Porsche? This new one suggests you’re wrong
The 911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet is every bit as compelling a drive as its petrol-powered predecessors and, in many ways, superior.
Lithium chemical innovation helps EVs become more sustainable
Vulcan Energy’s V-LION, the first lithium chemical to be produced without the use of fossil fuels, has won the Sustainability Leaders award for resources, energy and utilities.
Team Global Express takes out top prize with ‘depot of the future’
The logistics group snares the top Sustainability Leaders award for its project rolling out the world’s largest trial of electric trucks.
Car dealers face $2b hit from tougher fuel efficiency standards
The surging popularity of hybrid cars is a dilemma for manufacturers and dealers as they grapple with the government’s stricter fuel standards regime.
Why this new Australian electric motorbike is a game changer
After years of painstaking development in Melbourne, Savic’s C-Series cafe racer is a thing of beauty. Here’s what it’s like to ride it.
Inner-city EV owners resort to desperate measures
Electrical cables snaking over balconies and over hanging roads and footpaths are a nightly occurrence in many inner-city suburbs. And it’s about to get worse.
China’s brutal EV price war is raising quality fears
An extreme discount war on electric vehicles has Beijing worried about a race to the bottom and damage to its international “Made in China” brand.
EV tax breaks, costly climate policies targeted in productivity review
The Productivity Commission is preparing to urge the Albanese government to phase out tax breaks for electric vehicles.
Six tax changes Labor can (and should) implement
Anthony Albanese’s plan to host a productivity roundtable is an opportunity to put overdue tax reform on the government’s agenda.
Almost all new cars in this country are electric. The reason? Money
Norway is very close to having 100 per cent zero-emission new car sales in 2025. Here’s how a freezing country beat range anxiety.
A battle is on to own pole-mounted EV chargers – and make users pay
Rollout of chargers could be accelerated by networks, but charging companies warn all electricity users and non-EV drivers will pay the price.
Get ready to geek out over the ‘coolest people-mover’ on the market
The Zeekr 009 is an EV made for Gen Z, with heaps of luxury touches, clever tech and an unusual mash-up of a name.
For sale: One red Tesla, once belonging to the president
Less than 24 hours after he and Elon Musk engaged in a rancorous public spat, Donald Trump has decided to sell the electric car he got in March.
From stopping thieves in the GFC to running a $1b company, via The Star
Scott Wharton had an uneasy stint as CEO of The Star Sydney, but it was nothing compared with trying to stop office break-ins during the Lehman Bros collapse.
The company behind this $24,000 SUV just had its best month
Chinese carmakers accounted for four of the top-selling 15 brands in Australia in May, as more people become less worried about where their vehicles are built.
Could the updated Tesla Model Y break Musk’s sales slump?
Whatever the fallout from Elon’s dealings in Washington, there’s no doubt this is an outstanding EV.
May
Lithium rout intensifies as UBS urges clients to sell
The broker downgraded Pilbara Minerals, IGO and Liontown to a “sell” rating on Friday after cut its price forecasts on the battery material.
Investors demand Musk work a 40-hour week at Tesla
Shareholders from a group of large pension funds say the EV maker is in “crisis” and call for succession planning.
Eagers Auto loses exclusive rights to sell fast-growing BYD brand
Top car dealership group agrees to a new five-year sales deal with BYD, but the Chinese EV maker can now also appoint other retailers.