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Car sales accelerate, with hybrids leading the charge

Car sales accelerate, with hybrids leading the charge

More drivers are getting behind the wheel of a new car but preferences are changing, with hybrids speeding up and petrol cars slowing down.

U-turn on gas-guzzler fines could penalise motorists

U-turn on gas-guzzler fines could penalise motorists

U-turn on gas-guzzler fines could penalise motorists

U-turn on gas-guzzler fines could penalise motorists

Carmakers who fail to meet environmental standards will not be penalised under proposed changes expected during the election campaign.

Hitting the brakes: hybrid sales clouded by tax cut end

Hitting the brakes: hybrid sales clouded by tax cut end

Hitting the brakes: hybrid sales clouded by tax cut end

Hitting the brakes: hybrid sales clouded by tax cut end

A tax concession for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles has come to the end of the road and experts say it could affect future car sales and emissions.

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Aussie road rules are not ready for self-driving cars

Aussie road rules are not ready for self-driving cars

Road rules will need to be changed before autonomous vehicles become more common, or lawsuits could follow.

Tesla Cybertruck named the hero of motor show comeback

Tesla Cybertruck named the hero of motor show comeback

It is large, futuristic and not ready to drive on Australian roads but Tesla's Cybertruck will be the centrepiece of the first Melbourne motor show in 15 years.

Aussie invention may cut the cost of self-driving cars

Aussie invention may cut the cost of self-driving cars

A single camera powered by artificial intelligence software could help drive future autonomous cars, slashing thousands of dollars from their production cost.

Safety over politics: motoring groups call for change

Safety over politics: motoring groups call for change

Australia's peak motoring body will encourage its 9.5 million members to challenge federal election candidates on road safety, amid calls for more transparency.

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Why electric cars can be uncommonly useful in cyclones

Why electric cars can be uncommonly useful in cyclones

Why electric cars can be uncommonly useful in cyclones

Why electric cars can be uncommonly useful in cyclones

As Queenslanders prepared for a tropical cyclone, an Australian electric car company raced to fulfil an influx of orders to keep lights and fridges working.

New vehicle sales stuck in slow lane, even popular SUVs

New vehicle sales stuck in slow lane, even popular SUVs

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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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.

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

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

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.

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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

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

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

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

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.

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