Electric vehicles
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- Middle East at war
Global oil panic knocks Chalmers’ budget plans off course as Labor weighs fuel tax relief
Three senior Labor sources said they could delay a move to create a national road user charge.
- Paul Sakkal and Mike Foley
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Tesla sold ‘self-driving’ software for $10,000. Now it faces a legal fight
Tesla faces legal battles alleging it charged Australian customers for its self-driving software despite their cars being incapable of using the feature.
- Elias Visontay
Electric trucks take to the road as demand for petrol-free cars surges
The vehicles are common in China and Norway, and one company hopes to have a fleet of heavy rigs on Australian highways by next year.
- Nick O'Malley and Mike Foley
Rapid-charging EV batteries are on the way
Car makers are developing ultra-fast charging systems which can refill a battery in almost the same amount of time as it takes to top up with petrol.
- The Economist
- Opinion
- Petrol prices
We’ve survived oil shocks before – by changing our energy use. We must again
For more than 50 years, necessity has been the mother of inventive switches in fuel consumption. But never before has such human ingenuity been so urgently needed.
- Nick O'Malley
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- Federal budget
‘Labor can’t have it both ways’: How the EV industry will fight any plan to wind back tax breaks
The tax breaks are helping Australia hit its climate goals and can save motorists thousands a year. But they are costing the government billions more than forecast.
- Elias Visontay
NALSPA ads in support of EV tax perks
Examples of ads targeting the Albanese government launched by the National Automotive Leasing And Salary Packaging Association in the lead up to the May budget.
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- Federal budget
EV tax break in firing line as Labor eyes savings from budget
The cost to the budget of a tax break for the purchase of EVs has blown out by billions due to high demand – mostly from high-income earners.
- Shane Wright and Paul Sakkal
- Opinion
- Climate change
A bush camping holiday with a runabout city EV? It can be done
Eight nights’ remote bush camping with two kids, towing a fully loaded trailer – in an EV. Yes, it can be done. But there are a few things to keep in mind.
- Bianca Hall
How to get mass adoption of EVs in city areas? It’s not just about public chargers
As inner-city residents in Sydney and Melbourne turn to DIY options to charge electric vehicles on the street, more councils are offering formal trials to suspend cables in the air or lay them safely across the street.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons