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'Safety first': ban on souped up e-bikes on trains

'Safety first': ban on souped up e-bikes on trains

Pushbikes modified with motors and batteries will no longer be allowed on the nation's busiest rail network after e-bike fires at two major stations.

Ratings system to help drivers navigate road safety

Ratings system to help drivers navigate road safety

Ratings system to help drivers navigate road safety

Ratings system to help drivers navigate road safety

How safe are the roads you regularly travel? A free online tool ranks most major arterial roads out of five stars and its maker plans to expand it.

Self-driving car forecasts speed up after Tesla launch

Self-driving car forecasts speed up after Tesla launch

Self-driving car forecasts speed up after Tesla launch

Self-driving car forecasts speed up after Tesla launch

Australia could become a major testbed for autonomous vehicles if efforts to develop a national set of road rules for their use are successful.

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Green deliveries to grow as electric trucks roll out

Green deliveries to grow as electric trucks roll out

Another major logistics company will add electric trucks and vans to its fleet in a move the company says will appeal to environmentally aware consumers.

Teenagers arrested as police crack down on e-bikes

Teenagers arrested as police crack down on e-bikes

Calls for national regulations for high-powered e-bikes continue as police arrest five teens allegedly caught speeding during a crackdown on riding offences.

Keep electric car tax cut, remove pollution instead

Keep electric car tax cut, remove pollution instead

A tax exemption for electric vehicles could put another 1.5 million on Australian roads if it is extended to 2035, modelling shows, and cut carbon emissions.

Senior drivers targeted in flood of fake online reports

Senior drivers targeted in flood of fake online reports

Rumours the federal government is introducing new laws targeting mature drivers including a night time curfew have been exposed as AI-generated nonsense.

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Taking the wheel: drivers may soon supervise their cars

Taking the wheel: drivers may soon supervise their cars

Taking the wheel: drivers may soon supervise their cars

Taking the wheel: drivers may soon supervise their cars

Self-driving cars are being tested on Australian roads but motorists and experts are divided about whether they will drive greater safety or greater problems.

Electric car safety check could spark second-hand sales

Electric car safety check could spark second-hand sales

Electric car safety check could spark second-hand sales

Electric car safety check could spark second-hand sales

It is the most expensive and vital element of an electric vehicle and more companies are offering to test it to rev up the used car market.

Flight protection scheme set for take-off without compo

Flight protection scheme set for take-off without compo

Flight protection scheme set for take-off without compo

Flight protection scheme set for take-off without compo

Airlines will soon be required to offer enforced minimum standards to passengers of flights which are cancelled or delayed under a national scheme.

Company accelerates electric truck parcel deliveries

Company accelerates electric truck parcel deliveries

Company accelerates electric truck parcel deliveries

Company accelerates electric truck parcel deliveries

Quiet and clean, if costly: an Australian delivery business says more companies should adopt electric trucks ahead of World EV Day.

Trail leads cops to boy, as Uber driver critical

Trail leads cops to boy, as Uber driver critical

Trail leads cops to boy, as Uber driver critical

Trail leads cops to boy, as Uber driver critical

An Uber driver is fighting for her life after being stabbed and left for dead, with a 16-year-old boy criminally charged over the attack.

Seeing red: push for road rule change sparks backlash

Seeing red: push for road rule change sparks backlash

Seeing red: push for road rule change sparks backlash

Seeing red: push for road rule change sparks backlash

A state government may make a U-turn and revive a controversial road rule that lets motorists turn left at a red traffic light.

Hybrid sales accelerate but diesel utes claim top spots

Hybrid sales accelerate but diesel utes claim top spots

Hybrid sales accelerate but diesel utes claim top spots

Hybrid sales accelerate but diesel utes claim top spots

Hybrid and electric vehicles are closing the gap on their petrol and diesel equivalents in Australia but the race remains slow and steady.

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Vicious cycles: national push to slow electric bikes

Cycling groups say high-powered and illegally modified e-bikes are increasingly being used in Australia and stricter, national rules are needed to save lives.

'It will be a disaster': Olympic alarm as rail plan cut

Commuter chaos is on the cards at the Brisbane Olympics, a transport expert says, after government plans for a light rail project were scrapped.

Thousands of electric SUVs recalled over injury risk

One of Australia's most popular electric vehicle brands has been subject to a product recall over a fault with one of its safety systems.

New railway station to keep 10,000 home target on track

In a decision that "won’t be met by universal happiness" the first new train station in a decade will sit next to Australia's most expensive housing market.

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New Bass Strait ferry arrives with hefty price tag

One of two new Bass Strait ferries delayed by a port stuff-up will cost $1 million per month to berth in Tasmanian waters.

Call to slow city traffic amid rising pedestrian deaths

More pedestrians are being killed in road accidents across the nation, figures have revealed, leading calls for urgent speed limit reductions.

Australian electric car sales set to keep climbing

The long-term outlook for electric car uptake in Australia is upbeat but shifting policy sands could dampen demand for some models in the near-term.

Fresh plea to curb e-bike injuries amid safety fears

Laws relating to e-bikes must be urgently tightened to avoid further deaths and injuries, the bicycle industry says, amid fears around riders' non-compliance.

Charge ahead: road taxes may be closer than they appear

A road user charge targeting electric vehicle drivers is gaining widespread approval but how it will work and when it will arrive remains up for debate.

EV industry powers down tax talk amid surging sales

Electric vehicle sales have been driven to a record high, but advocates warn it's not yet time to withdraw incentives or impose taxes.

Bungled Bass Strait ferry arrives in Australian waters

One of two new Bass Strait ferries delayed by a port stuff-up has reached Australian waters following a lengthy journey from Scotland.

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