Category: Australia

Polestar quits peak Australian motoring body in alliance with Tesla

Accusing the organisation of making public misrepresentations and ignoring the interests of some of its members, Polestar has left the FCAI – becoming the second electric-car brand to quit the lobby group in

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Australian Government announces credit line to boost used electric-car market

Car dealerships will have access to a new credit line to source electric vehicles, thanks to a new funding package from the Federal Government. View 2 images The Australian Government has announced a $76

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Isuzu warns of price hikes, exit from Australia under proposed new-car emissions rules

Isuzu has pleaded with government to relax its proposed new-car emissions targets until low or zero-emissions versions of its utes and 4WDs are ready – or it could be forced to pull out

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Toyota’s first electric car has arrived

After a long delay the world’s biggest car maker finally has an electric car on sale in Australia. This is everything you need to know about it. A smidgen larger (but lower) than

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Toyota BZ4X 2024 review Australia: Better than a Tesla?

Australia’s top-selling car maker has joined the electric-car race at last. Has the Toyota BZ4X SUV been worth the wait, and should you buy one over a Tesla Model Y? What we love

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Tesla to quit Australia’s main automotive lobby over its ‘false claims’

Elon Musk’s electric car giant Tesla will quit the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, claiming its members are seeking to ‘raise’ not ‘reduce’ total vehicle emissions by 2030. The FCAI is the long-time

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More affordable front-drive Nissan X-TRAIL e-POWER on the way

Increasingly popular series-hybrid tech set to be spread wider across mid-size SUV range The growing Nissan X-TRAIL e-POWER range is set to be expanded again, this time via a cheaper front-wheel drive version

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Tesla to stop reporting monthly new-car VFACTS sales data in Australia

After caving-in to reporting its data two years ago – following years of secrecy – Tesla will stop submitting its sales figures to the car industry’s monthly reports. Electric Cars View 7 images Tesla

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Updates coming in “next few months” for ageing Nissan Navara ute

Nissan is poised to introduce subtle changes for the current-generation Navara ute, as the model nears the end of its life. View 4 images Nissan Australia has advised minor updates are on the way

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Boost for electric vehicle rentals and second-hand car market

Overview Category News Date 07 March 2024 Classification Electric vehicles On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $4.76 million in funding from the Driving the

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