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Elon Musk and Donald Trump in a Tesla at the White House.

Tesla chair denies plans to look for new CEO to replace Musk

Robyn Denholm says the Wall Street Journal report is “absolutely false”.

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Hostility from local communities to offshore wind farms is threatening the government’s renewable energy ambitions.

Most Australians believe wind turbines are not really green. This is what we found

We debunk myths ranging from “there’s no point in acting until China does” to “we need nuclear for baseload power”.

  • Nick O'Malley, Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Bianca Hall
Competing car policies.

Commuters subsidising tax breaks for wealthy Kooyong EV drivers: McKenzie

Coalition transport spokeswoman Bridget McKenzie has left the door open to a road user charge, saying those who can afford to buy an EV should pay their way.

  • Olivia Ireland
The Haval H6 compact SUV.

These affordable EVs are set to rule the roads – and they are all from the same place

Using sleek designs, the latest high-tech interiors and a cheaper price tag, a handful of car makers are rewriting the script on EVs and hybrids.

  • Elaine Kurtenbach
Competing car policies.

Motorists have thousands of dollars at stake in this election

The Coalition has thrown down the gauntlet to Labor on EVs, with the two parties offering vastly different visions for the transport sector.

  • Mike Foley
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Dutton reverses pledge on EV tax break two days after saying he would keep it

Just two days after Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said he would not touch Labor’s tax break for electric vehicles, the Coalition announced it would get rid of it.

  • David Crowe and Shane Wright
CATL says its new system would allow an electric vehicle to be charged enough in five minutes to drive 520 kilometres, or 320 miles.

520km from a 5-minute charge: Chinese battery giant revs up EVs

New generation batteries represent at least a third of the cost an electric car, making CATL a critical player in the global EV supply chain.

  • Keith Bradsher
Peter Dutton spruiking his fuel excise policy on Thursday.

‘Copied from America’: Dutton launches election fight over EVs

The opposition leader has been accused of copying Donald Trump’s policies as the government responds to his pledge to scrap fuel-efficiency fines.

  • Mike Foley
Elon Musk and Donald Trump were the target of much of Cory Booker’s speech.

‘Disaster on every metric’: Tesla sales tumble amid Elon Musk backlash

Tesla shares tumbled before turning positive on a report that Musk is eyeing an exit from the White House.

  • Bernard Condon

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