Electric vehicles
Chinese EV giant launches cars that can fully charge in 5 minutes
BYD says its latest range of electric vehicles can be charged almost as fast as it takes to refuel a regular car.
- Danny Lee
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Tesla killers: China is racing to unleash its super-smart cars
China’s electric vehicle makers are amping up the pressure on Elon Musk and Tesla.
Elon Musk is not Tesla’s only problem
The billionaire’s closeness to Donald Trump and support for far-right causes have prompted a backlash, but Tesla’s sales are sinking for other reasons too.
- The Economist
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
- Opinion
- Opinion
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
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
- Opinion
- Opinion
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
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
- Exclusive
- Tourism
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
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
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