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Hybrid drivers “double-charged, overcharged” in EV tax scheme

Victorian Greens deputy leader Ellen Sandell said implementation of the tax scheme has been a mess. Source: Unsplash Victorians who drive electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles are being slugged with unfair charges under a tax scheme the Greens

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Tesla (TSLA) Tells Jurors Fatal Crash Was Human Error, Not Autopilot Technology

Tesla Inc. argued at the start of its first jury trial over a lethal crash involving Autopilot that it was “classic human error” that killed a California driver four years ago, not the

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EV makers such as Tesla could fall under Europe’s subsidy probe into China, EU’s trade chief says

Non-Chinese brands of electric cars, such as Tesla and BMW, could be examined as part of an ongoing subsidy investigation on China that the European Union kicked off earlier this month. “There’s a

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How To Stop Your EV Draining Your Home Battery

I think AI is going to design my next house. Don’t want to waste the energy in your home battery charging your electric car? You’re not alone. Discover a straightforward wiring tweak that

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Fuel prices drive interest in electric and hybrid cars

Two million electric and hybrid vehicles are expected to hit Australian roads over the next year after research showed more consumers were planning to ditch their petrol cars. Almost two in five vehicles

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Victoria’s EV road-user tax ‘unfairly’ administered

Ombudsman’s report into state government’s implementation of EV road-user tax details ‘range of failures’ Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass has detailed a “range of failures” in the state government’s implementation of a road-user tax

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Raw deal for hybrid drivers in EV tax scheme ‘shambles’

Victorians who drive electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles are being slugged with unfair charges under a tax scheme the Greens say has been a “dog’s breakfast” from the start. The Victorian government in

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New $60m Tesla battery station cut off from grid after blaze

Smoke from a blaze at the $60 million Bouldercombe Battery Project near Rockhampton is expected to remain for days as the Tesla battery fire continues to burn. UPDATES, NEW VIDEO Queensland Fire and

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Why firefighters won’t put out Tesla blaze

Firefighters have been told not to put out a blaze in Queensland after a Tesla battery caught fire at a large-scale storage site. The car, according to reports, caught fire after it crashed

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Fire erupts in Tesla Megapack module at Bouldercombe big battery

A major fire has erupted in one of the Tesla Megapack 2.0 battery modules installed at the Bouldercombe big battery in Queensland, which is currently going through its commissioning process. According to fire

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