Category: Australia

Australia’s centre of power to power more electric cars

Australia’s centre of political power is poised to become a hub for electric vehicle power after the launch of 10 charging stations and plans to install more than 50. Senate president Sue Lines

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Hyundai Kona is the People’s Choice

Second-generation small SUV tops 2023 carsales Car of the Year reader poll The people have spoken and the result is clear: the all-new 2023 Hyundai Kona is the 2023 carsales Car of the

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Market Insight: Hybrids leapfrog BEVs

WITH electrification continuing apace in the Australian new-vehicle market, a surprise result in the September quarterly sales numbers was a significant increase in hybrid deliveries, ending a trend toward battery electric vehicles (BEV)

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Deloitte accused of double-dealing in online Honda car sales scheme

It mirrors controversy at fellow global manufacturer Mercedes-Benz, where more than 80 dealers lost a court bid earlier this year to reclaim $650 million in what they argue was lost investment in their

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Bombers join forces with Dutton Automotive

Essendon Football Club has entered a new era today, with the club announcing Dutton Automotive as a Co-Major Partner. Dutton Automotive will join the club as a Co-Major Partner and the Official Automotive

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Queensland electric-car charging start-up pulls the plug on Australian production

Once heralded as the next big thing in electric-car charging, Queensland’s Tritium has ceased Australian production in an attempt to stay alive. View 3 images Image Credit: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg via Getty Images Almost 200

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Toyota trials hydrogen-powered vehicle on public roads in Australia

Toyota Motor said Saturday it is conducting trials in Australia of a vehicle powered by a hydrogen engine, making it the automaker’s first such test of the environmentally friendly car on public roads.

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With less money around, drivers are using older cars — what are the safety implications?

In short: The average age of a car in Australia is 10.6 years — but many young and inexperienced drivers own a vehicle much older. In the past 10 years, automobile experts says

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What Australia's fuel efficiency standards will mean for you – Drive

06:4512 November 2023 View 4 images A fuel efficiency standard is a mandatory carbon dioxide (CO2) cap measured across a fleet of new cars sold by a manufacturer into a country each year. It

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Hot Toyota hybrid to return? 2024 Toyota Prius could charm its way back to Australia after all! – Car News

Will the Toyota Prius return to Australia after all? Late last month, Toyota in the United Kingdom announced that it would reverse an earlier decision made last year to axe the series, by

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