Category: Australia

Electric vehicles policy stuck in low gear

There was an element of deja vu for Behyad Jafari, watching the federal government’s announcement of its new electric vehicle strategy on Wednesday morning. “In 2016 I stood on the lawns of Parliament

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Queensland offering Australia’s most generous electric car incentives

The Queensland Labor state government has doubled its household EV rebate from $3000 to $6000 and increased the price cap for new vehicles eligible under the scheme to $68,000 – widening the range

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Queensland introduces Australia’s biggest electric-car subsidy

Eligible motorists in Queensland can now apply for a $6000 rebate on the purchase of any new sub-$68,000 electric car – the most generous subsidy of any Australian state or territory. View 3 images

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Australia Well-Positioned to Catch Up on Electric Vehicles

Australia has long had a love affair with the internal combustion engine. Its first petrol-powered car was developed in 1901. (Admittedly, the engine was imported from Germany.) Roll forward 122 years and there’s

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Expert calls on governments to help young drivers buy safer cars

The average age of first cars bought by young drivers is increasing, prompting renewed calls for state governments to provide financial assistance to get vulnerable motorists into newer, safer vehicles. View 6 images One

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Doubled rebate makes Qld most generous state on EVs

Queensland has doubled incentives for drivers to get behind the wheel of electric cars, making it the most generous state in Australia for switching to EVs. Drivers will now be eligible for a

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Civic Type R (re)sets FWD Nürburgring record

HONDA has set a new lap time record for a front-wheel drive car at Germany’s famed Nürburgring Nordschliefe.   During “performance evaluation” of the model, the Civic Type R clocked a staggering lap

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First past the post: EVs race to front in sales of medium-sized cars – Brisbane Times

Electric vehicles have for the first time overtaken petrol-driven cars in the race up the sales charts in the medium-sized car category. Internal combustion engines still dominate passenger vehicle sales in all other

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The 5 most important reveals

The Shanghai motor show, known officially as Auto Shanghai, has been growing into one of the world’s most important and influential events on the automotive calendar since it first opened in 1985. Snapshot

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