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Tesla said it had delivered 435,059 vehicles in the third quarter, below what most analysts had been expecting.

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
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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Trump’s antipathy towards EVs and the climate-related measures Biden introduced through the Inflation Reduction Act will, if he can implement it, be a major blow to the car industry’s ability to stay competitive.

Trump’s green attack threatens the future of the US car industry

Donald Trump’s plan to remove incentives for electric vehicles and their batteries’ production and sales could have severe ramifications.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Penny Nelson recently bought a Toyota Rav 4 hybrid vehicle.

They’re cleaner and greener, so why won’t the government give hybrids tax breaks?

Australians bought 172,696 traditional hybrids – which have a diesel or petrol engine as well as an electric motor – last year, up 76 per cent on 2023.

  • Mike Foley
A new ‘essentials’ range of the BYD Dolphin hatchback will retail for $29,990 plus on road costs.

Chinese giant brings first EV for under $30,000 to Australia

BYD’s cheap electric vehicles coincide with government-backed low-cost finance loans for clean car buyers.

  • Mike Foley
Electric vehicles, particularly from China, have flooded the market.

Can carmakers survive the ‘made in China’ crisis?

Chinese manufacturers and electrification have taken the world of cars by storm, and the heavyweights of the past are struggling to catch up.

  • Liam Denning

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