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GM chief Mary Barra. There is more pain coming for the car giant.

Trump sparks a $6.4 billion wipeout for a US icon

Donald Trump said his tariffs would make the US car industry “great again”, but a different story is starting to emerge.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz

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Xi Jinping and his senior ministers are worried about imbalances in supply and demand and overcapacity in some industrie

The home-grown threat to China that has rattled Xi Jinping

Donald Trump’s trade war is not the only thing on Xi Jinping’s mind.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Xiaomi founder and chairman Lei Jun.

The Chinese giant that has succeeded where Apple has failed

Lei Jun, the billionaire founder and chairman of Xiaomi, couldn’t resist a dig at Apple.

Janus Electric CEO Ian Campbell with an electric battery-powered truck.

Trucks are big polluters, but can batteries make them cleaner?

In 2024, trucks emitted 22 million tonnes of CO2, and the freight industry is still debating how to decarbonise the long-haul routes.

  • Angus Delaney
Vivica and Francis Clarke are among the first Australians to profit from new technology allowing them to sell excess power from their car back to the grid.

‘Game changer’: Your electric vehicle can now power your home and the grid

With EV batteries six times bigger than the average household unit, vehicle-to-grid charging is the next phase of the energy revolution.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Elon’s MUSK-have new political party

Completely untethered: Tesla’s board has dropped Musk’s leash, and he is running amok

Placing restraints on a rogue chief executive is way more difficult if it’s Tesla’s.

  • Elizabeth Knight
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A Tesla car dealership in Berlin doused in blue paint in March.

Elon Musk on the nose in Europe as drivers ditch Tesla

Sales have plunged amid dislike of the company’s boss - but it’s not local carmakers who are benefiting from the dramatic shift.

  • David Crowe
The 14-year-old boy riding his e-bike without a helmet, before tragically passing away on Thursday after a crash in Sydney's south.
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A 14-year-old boy riding his e-bike without a helmet.

The 14-year-old boy riding his e-bike without a helmet, before tragically passing away on Thursday after a crash in Sydney's south.

  • Kayla Olaya
Electric vehicle sales are slumping.

‘We’re just not getting the uptake’: Electric car sales hit a bump in the road

Industry figures reveal battery-powered EV sales are slumping, while hybrid vehicles continued to grow.

  • Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
Sales of BYD vehicles in Australia jumped more than 350 per cent in June, versus the same month last year.

Chinese electric car giant races ahead of Tesla in Australia

Elon Musk’s electric vehicles are being outshone on our roads by the rising popularity of Shenzhen-based BYD’s cars.

  • Nick Toscano

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