EV, go home – why I pulled the plug on my Tesla
Gone are the days of being gaslit by an iPad on wheels that didn’t like the cold and took absolute liberty with the concept of fast charging. I’m finally free.
Electric Vehicles
Inconvenient truths on road to renewables revolution
The green dream turns into a nightmare during a search for a functional EV charging station.
ALP’s electric bus runs out of battery
The NSW Labor campaign has hit an unexpected hurdle, as its electric campaign bus died with travelling media and staffers on board.
Prepare to be spoiled for choice in 2022
Fresh technology and a plethora of new EVs will headline a frenzy of four-wheeled action next year.
US eyes EV sales of 50% by 2030
General Motors, Ford and Stellantis agree to voluntary electric-vehicle sales target but say push needs federal funding.
Chip shortage spawns dangerous counterfeits
The global chip shortage has led to a flood of fake computer chips that could be used in digital equipment.
Brisbane’s Tritium charges to $1.8bn Nasdaq listing
Brisbane-based electric vehicle charging company Tritium has sealed a $US1.4bn deal to list on Nasdaq following a merger with a US-based ‘blank cheque’ firm.
EVs stuck in the slow lane
Victoria wants to tax and subsidise them, SA is waiting to see what everyone else does, and Canberra wants it all to go away. Welcome to Australia’s electric vehicle policy framework.
Australia a ‘difficult market’ for electric vehicles
Other countries have incentives to buy electric vehicles but some Australian states are looking to tax them, which won’t help already weak sales, says motor industry.
Musk’s double standard: ‘green’ cars for dirty money
Elon Musk will now let you drive a Tesla in exchange for a currency whose carbon footprint dwarfs many that of many nations’.
Electric vehicle imports powering up
Australia might be playing catch-up on the electric vehicle front but if the latest import figures are any indication there’s growing appetite for next-generation cars.
Beijing bans Teslas in spy row
The Tesla entrepreneur insisted at a Chinese government forum over the weekend that his cars would not become spies for the US.
So what happens if Tesla’s bubble bursts?
Not all bubbles are equal. Britain’s bicycle-stock bubble of the 1890s holds lessons for today’s electric-vehicle mania.
EVs a bright spot in dismal year for cars
The worst year for the car industry since 2003 delivered a bumper year for electric and hybrid vehicles, but utes and SUVs continued to top the charts.
Musk to become third richest person as wealth jumps $US15bn
This week, Elon Musk has tested positive to COVID-19, seen his Space X company launch astronauts into space and watched as Tesla was named for inclusion in the S&P 500.
Beijing’s marriage merry-go-round in pursuit of a car
In China, some people are so desperate for a car that they are prepared to pay almost $41,405 for a fake marriage to get a number plate.
Aussie electric motorcycle revs up
The Australian Fonzarelli NKD produces plenty of power for a small electric motorcycle.
Car makers battle EV fire risk
Incidents involving electric vehicles made by GM, Ford and others highlight dangers of lithium batteries.
Robot car dream could burn Cannon-Brookes
Could Zoox investment provide a rare financial loss for Australian billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes?
Electric vehicle sales set to crash
Sales are poised to plunge by almost a fifth in 2020, but electric car backers want 12 million public charging points installed.
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