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Australia risks being lapped in the race for green fuel

Australia risks being lapped in the race for green fuel

Neighbouring countries including Indonesia and Malaysia could beat Australia to lead the sustainable aviation fuel market despite its potential.

Data centre boom shakes up infrastructure priorities

Data centre boom shakes up infrastructure priorities

Data centre boom shakes up infrastructure priorities

Data centre boom shakes up infrastructure priorities

The government's independent infrastructure adviser has released a new list of priority projects Australia needs to cater for a growing population.

Driving change: inside the autonomous car revolution

Driving change: inside the autonomous car revolution

Driving change: inside the autonomous car revolution

Driving change: inside the autonomous car revolution

More self-driving cars will navigate streets around the world this year but some are yet to be convinced the technology is roadworthy.

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Tax cut could help more drivers dodge petrol price hike

Tax cut could help more drivers dodge petrol price hike

More Australians could turn to electric vehicles to avoid rising fuel costs if governments keep tax cuts for their purchase and consider new incentives.

Call to ban kids under 16 riding e-bikes and e-scooters

Call to ban kids under 16 riding e-bikes and e-scooters

Children shouldn't be allowed to use e-mobility devices and adults should keep to a 10km/h limit, a state parliamentary committee recommends.

Car sales slow down but electric vehicles charge ahead

Car sales slow down but electric vehicles charge ahead

Electric vehicles have broken sales records in Australia even as the larger automotive market stalled, with sales of petrol and hybrid models falling.

More electric trucks, motorbikes to deliver carbon cuts

More electric trucks, motorbikes to deliver carbon cuts

It boasts Australia's largest fleet of electric vehicles but one company plans to put even more electric trucks and motorcycles on the road to lower emissions.

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Why the best way around traffic may be flying above it

Why the best way around traffic may be flying above it

Why the best way around traffic may be flying above it

Why the best way around traffic may be flying above it

Australia has been promised a future filled with flying taxis before but the innovative machines may finally be approaching take-off.

Flying taxis poised to swoop down for Brisbane Olympics

Flying taxis poised to swoop down for Brisbane Olympics

Flying taxis poised to swoop down for Brisbane Olympics

Flying taxis poised to swoop down for Brisbane Olympics

Once promised in science fiction, flying taxis are expected to become reality within months and Australia is among the candidates to host them.

All aboard: fast rail gains momentum after false starts

All aboard: fast rail gains momentum after false starts

All aboard: fast rail gains momentum after false starts

All aboard: fast rail gains momentum after false starts

A high-speed rail network linking major cities in Australia would come at a huge cost but is gaining momentum as experts tout the cost savings for commuters.

Big trucks and buses drive a heavy healthcare burden

Big trucks and buses drive a heavy healthcare burden

Big trucks and buses drive a heavy healthcare burden

Big trucks and buses drive a heavy healthcare burden

Premature deaths and childhood asthma are among the health risks of allowing high-polluting heavy vehicles to travel on populated routes.

Popular car brand earns $24m debt under pollution rules

Some of the most popular car companies in Australia and a selection of luxury brands have failed to meet emissions targets in their first year of operation.

Electric car sales may stall if tax policy changes gear

Electric car sales may stall if tax policy changes gear

Electric car sales may stall if tax policy changes gear

Electric car sales may stall if tax policy changes gear

Australia’s biggest electric vehicle incentive is under review and both traditional car makers and the EV industry warns change could lead to a crash.

Ticket to rideshare: disability groups call for change

Ticket to rideshare: disability groups call for change

Ticket to rideshare: disability groups call for change

Ticket to rideshare: disability groups call for change

Transport subsidy schemes around Australia need urgent reform to give people with disabilities greater choice and lower costs, a report has found.

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'Off our roads': high-powered e-bikes to be crushed

Police will confiscate and crush high-powered, illegal e-bikes in a crackdown after a viral video of 40 hoons speeding across the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Harbour Bridge joyriders sparks calls for e-bike action

Footage of young men dangerously riding e-bikes and motorcycles on the Sydney Harbour Bridge has fuelled calls for more accountability.

'Third world': cable derails train line's 'Big Switch'

Passengers have been offered an apology and compensation after widespread disruptions soured a major rail line's move to full services.

Petrol, diesel cars slow while hybrids, EVs speed up

Australians are buying fewer cars that use fossil fuels alone as they shift allegiance to low-emission hybrid and electric models.

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Discount loans to drive down the price of electric cars

Finance on electric vehicles from two big brands will be subsidised by the government under a plan to cut the cost of low-emission cars.

'Really shocked': pilot remembered after fiery crash

Investigators have begun sifting through a "complex accident scene" after two people were killed in a fiery plane crash north of the Gold Coast.

Death toll soars after high-speed train crash in Spain

A high-speed train has derailed and smashed into another oncoming train in southern Spain in a collision that killed at least 39 people.

Want a safe car? Crash tests say you should go electric

The safest new vehicles in Australia are almost all electric, with the top performers delivering consistently across the various areas of testing.

Hybrid and electric vehicles rev up second-hand market

Australians are buying more used hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric cars, although sales across all states and territories are slowing down.

Australia Post rival shuts operations without warning

A Sydney-based delivery firm that promised to undercut Australia Post has abruptly stopped taking bookings, causing alarm for businesses.

Do not fully charge: Volvo electric vehicle warning

A serious fault has been identified in more than 2800 electric vehicles and, with no immediate fix, drivers are being warned not to fully charge the cars.

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