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A motorist fills his car up with fuel from the petrol bowser at the United service station on Sheridan Street. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKE

New way to avoid petrol stations

HOW new tech will save you money and the environment.

Tesla Model 3 - Model 3 Red Overhead Picture: Tesla

Musk confirms Australian Model 3 date

ELON Musk has revealed just how long Australian customers will have to wait for a Model 3.

Renault Zoe

Driven: Australia’s cheapest EV

RENAULT’S Zoe is the first of a wave of more affordable electric vehicles. But “affordable” is a relative term.

Audi E-Tron electric-car test drive of pre-production camouflaged vehicles in Namibia (October 2018). Picture: Supplied.

Desert test for Audi’s new EV

AUDI has taken its Tesla rival to the middle of Namibia to prove its electric vehicle tech is ready for customers.

Rush hour traffic gridlock on busy Sydney main road. Looking between two lanes of stationary vehicles with brake lights illuminated plus both red and green traffic lights. A public transport bus is in the distance. Horizontal, heat haze (shimmer).

New tech could avoid red lights

A NEW trial uses a futuristic method to ease traffic congestion.

Porsche Mission E concept on display at Barangaroo.

Porsche’s bold plan to trump Tesla

THE sports car maker has revealed how it will overcome the electric car’s biggest hurdle.

Virtual Holden Time Attack Racer Concept

Holden reveals future Bathurst racer

NEW hi-tech racing concept would set Mount Panorama alight except for one key detail.

Mazda RX-8

Mazda brings back rotary tech

THE Japanese brand is set to apply its famous engine in a totally unexpected new way.

2018 Nissan Leaf.

Best-selling electric car arrives

WORLD’S single best-selling electric car has more driving range but will it be enough?

2018 Kia Stinger GT

Cars: is the love affair over?

SELF-DRIVING electric cars threaten to take the fun out of owning a car, but car designers are fighting back.

2018 Kia e-Niro electric SUV.

Wave of affordable EVs coming

Kia is the latest manufacturer to commit to selling an electric vehicle in Australia.

2018 Renault Ez-Ultimo concept.

Renault’s fancy concept car

French car maker debuts its luxurious vision of the future.

Infiniti Project Black S prototype

F1 tech transfers to road car

Collaboration between a luxury car maker and a Formula One team has created a monster performance coupe.

Photo of John Carey trip around Norway in a Nissan Leaf

Unlikely electric car revolution

It’s one of the world’s biggest oil producers but this country’s top selling car doesn’t use a drop of petrol.

A Secret Service agent cleans the presidential limo before the arrival of Marine One carrying President Donald Trump at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018, in New York. Trump is riding around in a new set of wheels. A sleeker version of the armored presidential limousine known as â€œThe Beastâ€ is ferrying Trump around midtown Manhattan, where he is attending the annual U.N. General Assembly session. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s incredible new $2m armoured limo

PRESIDENT Trump has a new limousine. The heavily armoured ‘beast’ weighs 10 tonnes. It costs $2 million. And it comes with a fridge packed full of his blood.

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Porsche WayRay augmented reality.

Porsche’s new game-changing tech

SPORTS car maker has new technology borrowed from Gran Turismo.

FitCar PPV prototype.

World first calorie burning car

TIME to dust off the Lycra as now you have no more excuses not to exercise.

Renault cars will be equipped with Android technology from 2021.

Google’s car play trumps Apple

THE tech giant has seized the upper hand in the world of in-car infotainment.

2019 Audi e-tron electric SUV.

New Audi takes fight to Tesla

CAR making giant debuts its first mass production electric vehicle.

2018 BMW Vision iNext concept.

BMW’s living room on wheels

GERMAN brand shows off radical plan for its electric car due in 2021.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 23, 2017 CEO Elon Musk listens to US President Donald Trump speak during a meeting with business leaders in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC. - Tesla Motors dropped in early trading on August 20, 2018 due to rising doubts about Chief Executive Elon Musk's plans to take the electric carmaker private. Shares fell 2.6 percent to $297.55 about 20 minutes into trading, continuing the company's downward trajectory after Musk surprised markets on August 7 by announcing on Twitter he wanted to take Tesla private. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP)

Elon Musk reveals crazy new idea

THE enigmatic entrepreneur has an out-there plan – and this time, he wants to change your daily ommute forever.

BMW riderless bike.

The bike no one can ride

BMW has shown off its latest motorbike that is unlike any other.

The Audi e-tron prototype

Car makers unite against Tesla

AUDI has revealed details of its coming electric SUV with a hint on how it will compete with Tesla.

Australian one hundred dollar bills, money, notes, income, generic

Get paid to park at the airport

NEW scheme promises free airport parking, but there is a catch.

Alice Springs outback testing.

Ultimate torture test for cars

From searing heat to snow and ice, car makers around the globe punish their development mules, sometimes with a police escort.

Road rules you never knew existed, istock.

App that peer pressures drivers

NEW app uses an unusual method to stop young drivers getting distracted on the road.

Subaru Infrared Driver Monitoring System detects drowsy drivers and distracted drivers on mobile phones. Screen shot from Subaru promotional video, September 2018. Picture: Supplied.

The car that says get off the phone

TECHNOLOGY that will beep at drivers who glance at their mobile phone has arrived.

Volvo 360c autonomous car concept.

Is it a car, is it a plane?

VOLVO has a radical plan to compete with airlines on short-haul routes.

Mercedes-Benz EQC.

New Mercedes takes fight to Tesla

THE famous German luxury car brand just unveiled its first electric car and it spells big trouble for Elon Musk.

The Queen attends The Braemar Royal Highland Gathering at The Princess Royal and Duke of Fife Memorial Park, Braemar, Aberdeenshire, UK, on the 1st September 2018. 01 Sep 2018 Pictured: Prince Charles and The Queen attend The Braemar Royal Highland Gathering at The Princess Royal and Duke of Fife Memorial Park, Braemar, Aberdeenshire, UK, on the 1st September 2018. Photo credit: James Whatling / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342

Prince Charles’ $107,000 splurge

PRINCE Charles has made little secret of his environmental concerns — and he’s put his money where his mouth is with a new purchase.

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