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Tesla owner Josh Rowe.

Love your Tesla but can’t stand Musk? Sales data says you’re not alone

“When he stood up and made that ‘Sieg Heil’ salute, something just clicked, and I thought: ‘I just cannot, cannot drive a Tesla’.”

  • Bianca Hall

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Elon Musk at the Conservative Political Action Conference last week.

From Trump bump to slump: Musk can’t dodge Tesla’s $1 trillion value loss

Elon Musk’s embrace of President Donald Trump and his de facto direction of the Department of Government Efficiency are creating a backlash.

  • Liam Denning
Government support has helped Chinese electric vehicle firms move from development to production in far less time than traditional automakers.

Why a Chinese gadget maker beat Apple on electric vehicles

While the US tech giant has burned over $16 billion in its failed attempt to make an electric car, this Chinese phone maker is pumping out thousands of vehicles.

  • Meaghan Tobin and Claire Fu
Illustration: Dionne Gain

My quest to buy an EV stalled … and it’s not just because Musk grinds my gears

The electric vehicle market is spluttering for any number of reasons. The odious Tesla chief is just one of them.

  • Malcolm Knox
A new class action alleges Tesla has been dishonest about its cars capabilities.

Tesla hit with Australian class action over ‘phantom braking’

Law firm alleges the electric vehicle company has been dishonest in its marketing, backed out of its promises and has not ensured its products are safe.

  • Tim Biggs
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NSW promotes EV-friendly road trips to tackle range anxiety

The routes – ranging from 171km through the Snowy Mountains to 819km along the Pacific Coast from Sydney to Tweed Heads – are kitted out with public charging stations at least once every 100km.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Nick O'Malley
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The MG Cyberster Roadster is turning heads.

March of the EVs: Cheap Chinese cars to flood Australian roads

Names like Jaecoo, Deepal and Zeekr wouldn’t be familiar to most Australians, but their cars will soon join the likes of BYD in shaking up the local car scene.

  • David Swan
A Nissan electric vehicle displayed inside the company’s Ginza showroom in Tokyo.

Scrapping $97b Honda deal would leave Nissan stranded

Like the driver who stubbornly insists they know where they’re going but ends up lost, pride may have caught up with Nissan when it shelved its tie-up with Honda.

  • Gearoid Reidy
Tesla’s Model 3 is struggling in particular.

Is it the Musk effect? Tesla sales slump in Australia and Europe

The plunge in Tesla sales comes amid Musk’s increasing involvement in global politics and rising competition from China.

  • David Swan
Jane Barnes, at her cool, energy-efficient home.

How you could save $3000 in power bills by making simple changes

Millions of households are missing out on cheaper bills totalling more than $23 billion each year. A few “quick fixes” can unlock your share.

  • Bianca Hall

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