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New vehicle sales stuck in slow lane, even popular SUVs

New vehicle sales stuck in slow lane, even popular SUVs

Hybrids are among few vehicles to withstand a continuing slowdown in new vehicles sales, with one model racing into the top ten.

Plug-in hybrid car tax breaks about to hit the skids

Plug-in hybrid car tax breaks about to hit the skids

Plug-in hybrid car tax breaks about to hit the skids

Plug-in hybrid car tax breaks about to hit the skids

Drivers have one month left to claim a tax break on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, amid calls for Labor to give the fuel-saving cars more support.

Airport rail link back on track as PM throws lifeline

Airport rail link back on track as PM throws lifeline

Airport rail link back on track as PM throws lifeline

Airport rail link back on track as PM throws lifeline

Rail links between one of Australia's busiest airports and the city centre are mobile again after a funding lifeline from the state and federal governments.

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Tesla owners sue for cars 'falling flat' on tech claims

Tesla owners sue for cars 'falling flat' on tech claims

Aussie drivers have launched a class action against Elon Musk's Tesla, claiming it over-promised what its cars could do and sold them with major defects.

Price and policy changes redirect Uber's electric drive

Price and policy changes redirect Uber's electric drive

Australian ride-share drivers could be about to lose a long-time electric vehicle discount but gain another as Uber adapts to market changes.

Sinkhole upends digging on troubled $26b road project

Sinkhole upends digging on troubled $26b road project

A tunnel boring machine on $26.1 billion road project has been forced to manoeuvre around a sinkhole that could halt work for days.

Big changes needed to connect cars to the power grid

Big changes needed to connect cars to the power grid

Most Australians want to turn their electric vehicle into a battery on wheels in future but there are still speed bumps to making the technology work.

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Small cars show a big thirst for petrol in road tests

Small cars show a big thirst for petrol in road tests

Small cars show a big thirst for petrol in road tests

Small cars show a big thirst for petrol in road tests

Three popular small cars, including a hybrid model, are among the latest vehicles found using more fuel than expected in Australian road tests.

How electric cars could drive down Aussie power bills

How electric cars could drive down Aussie power bills

How electric cars could drive down Aussie power bills

How electric cars could drive down Aussie power bills

It's been sold as the technology that could turn your electric car into a money spinner but experts say vehicle-to-grid could be much more than a side hustle.

Kerbside charging boost to curb electric car concerns

Kerbside charging boost to curb electric car concerns

Kerbside charging boost to curb electric car concerns

Kerbside charging boost to curb electric car concerns

Hundreds of electric vehicle chargers will be installed on power poles across three states in a bid to remove concerns about swapping to next-gen transport.

Flooding puts focus on failing major highway

Flooding puts focus on failing major highway

Flooding puts focus on failing major highway

Flooding puts focus on failing major highway

Promises of a better Bruce Highway costing billions of dollars have followed another flooding of the major road which isolated towns and sparked rescues.

Minister 'not thinking' about free car at birthday bash

Minister 'not thinking' about free car at birthday bash

Minister 'not thinking' about free car at birthday bash

Minister 'not thinking' about free car at birthday bash

The last minister standing after a taxpayer-funded ride to her boozy 40th birthday lunch acknowledges she "probably should have said something" at the time.

Electric vehicle sales brake as car market slows again

Electric vehicle sales brake as car market slows again

Electric vehicle sales brake as car market slows again

Electric vehicle sales brake as car market slows again

Australians bought fewer new cars in January, with electric car sales more than halving despite growing price competition and new limits on vehicle emissions.

Electric kickstart: call to fund clean, greener trucks

Electric kickstart: call to fund clean, greener trucks

Electric kickstart: call to fund clean, greener trucks

Electric kickstart: call to fund clean, greener trucks

Small transport companies need to adopt electric fleets to remain competitive, industry experts say, but many will need financial help to get there.

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Minister jobs safe despite bad call on long lunch trip

"Bad judgment" has been blamed for taxpayers funding a driver to take two ministers and friends to a long lunch over the Australia Day long weekend.

Dump fuel fees and tax all cars, motoring groups urge

The government should overhaul vehicle taxes in its upcoming budget, according to early submissions that say electric, hybrid and petrol drivers should pay.

'Misleading' Toyota could hit vehicle owners' wallets

Toyota's allegedly misleading statements about engine defect repairs may financially impact vehicle owners who are part of a class action against the auto firm.

Motoring body drives push for road safety ratings

Safety ratings on roads should be brought in by the federal government to guide major road funding decisions, the Australian Automobile Association says.

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Ten-year national road safety plan 'wildly off-track'

Increases in Australia's road toll over the past four years have been at a level not recorded since 1966, before the introduction of seatbelts.

Freeway cash splash as poll pitch enters the fast lane

A battleground state is being showered with hundreds of millions of dollars in poll pledges as Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton rev up unofficial campaigns.

Back to school but more kids escorted over safety fears

Primary school-age students are not walking or riding to or from school in the numbers they once were as parents' concern grows over road safety.

Road funds part of $18b spend on suburban 'engine room'

A critical pipeline will be upgraded to get workers and tourists in and out of a major new airport and create an "engine room for economic growth".

Government urged to put brakes on fast EV charging plan

Allowing energy networks to install hundreds of car chargers could present problems, one firm warns, unless they are made to follow the same rules.

20,000 free rides: Uber and Kia's Australian Open serve

Fifty electric vehicles will deliver Aussies around Melbourne during the Australian Open in a partnership designed to promote the transport technology.

Charge ahead faster: energy group proposes EV changes

Installing electric car chargers on power poles could be a solution to Australia's growing transport issues, one group says, and could roll out fast.

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