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Mike Costello
Australia needs national EV policies, not piecemeal state ones
Why should someone in Victoria pay significantly more for the pleasure of owning an EV than someone in the ACT?
5 Years Ago
Paul Maric
Why EV drivers need to pay their fair share of tax
The idea of a road tax has been thrust into the spotlight in recent weeks on the back of talk about taxing electric vehicles in South Australia and Victoria.
5 Years Ago
Scott Collie
Victoria aiming to raise $30 million per year from EV road tax
Electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid vehicle owners in Victoria will be charged based on how far they drive under a new road tax being introduced by the Labor Government.
5 Years Ago
William Stopford
2021 Mercedes-Benz EQC price and specs
The Mercedes-Benz EQC is the brand's first all-electric model in Australia, with prices starting from $139,700 before on-road costs.
5 Years Ago
William Stopford
GM ups Ultium battery range, will be 60 per cent cheaper by 2025
General Motors says advances in its development of Ultium battery technology will bring its electric vehicles closer to price parity with internal combustion engine vehicles.
5 Years Ago
William Stopford
General Motors pulling forward EV launches, releasing 30 EVs by 2025
General Motors is betting heavily on electric vehicles, investing over $37 billion in the next five years in rolling out 30 new electric vehicles.
5 Years Ago
Scott Collie
All ACT new car sales to be zero-emissions by 2030 under ambitious plan
The ACT has rolled out new subsidies designed to make electric cars more affordable and attractive to buyers, as part of a plan to make all new car sales zero-emissions by 2030.
5 Years Ago
James Wong
2021 Hyundai Ioniq 5 spied with production lights
The upcoming electric Hyundai Ioniq 5 will closely resemble last year's Hyundai 45 EV concept, down to the headlights and tail lights.
5 Years Ago
William Stopford
Hyundai Kona Electric fire risk recall officially announced
Hyundai Australia is asking owners of 796 Kona Electric models to not charge overnight at home and to take their vehicles in for a battery fix.
5 Years Ago
Derek Fung
UK brings forward internal-combustion sales ban to 2030
The UK was initially planning to prohibit the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2040, but the government has moved this ban forward by a decade.
5 Years Ago
Scott Collie
Tritium: Australian EV pioneer launches world-first scalable fast chargers
Australia is once again at the bleeding edge of developing electric vehicle charging technology, with scalable ultra-rapid chargers set to roll out.
5 Years Ago
William Stopford
2021 Mercedes-Benz EQC getting quicker home charge capability
The Mercedes-Benz EQC can now be charged at home in the time it takes for you to have a good night’s sleep thanks to an upgraded on-board charger.
5 Years Ago
William Stopford
2021 Toyota Mirai: Fleet deliveries begin early 2021
Toyota’s dramatically redesigned hydrogen Mirai is arriving as the company opens a hydrogen production site at its old Altona factory.
5 Years Ago
William Stopford
Tesla Model 3 Standard Range: US$35,000 EV dream dead for 2021
Tesla was once quite vocal about offering a US$35,000 price-leader Model 3 but it's now been discontinued after becoming a special order only.
5 Years Ago
William Stopford
Audi, Porsche and Bentley to add flagship electric vehicle
Audi, Bentley and Porsche are each getting a large, flagship electric vehicle from 2024 that's currently in development under the codename Landjet.
5 Years Ago
William Stopford
Rivian R1T and R1S US prices announced
The upcoming Rivian R1T and its R1S SUV sibling will be more expensive than the Tesla Cybertruck, though they'll undercut the GMC Hummer EV.
5 Years Ago