Category: Australia

Car makers treating Australia like a ‘dumping ground’ for most polluted vehicles I SBS News

Car makers treating Australia like a ‘dumping ground’ for most polluted vehicles Published 6 March 2024, 8:36 am A new report by the Climate Council has identified the car companies whose fleets are

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Electric car charging discounts halved for motoring club members

One of Australia’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging networks has reduced its discounted rates for members of the biggest motoring clubs in the country. From March 8, 2024, Chargefox will reduce the discount

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Car brands may follow Holden and exit Australia under new NVES rules, warns Tony Weber from Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries

The Australian government readout of the bilateral discussion on Tuesday made no mention of the matter, and the government insisted it was not raised either in that meeting or elsewhere at the summit.

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One key passenger car market in Australia is now almost totally electric

The uptake of electric vehicles in Australia reached new highs in February, with pure battery electric cars making up nearly 10% of the total monthly sales despite the ending of EV rebates in

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Hybrid tech could help petrol-powered Hyundai N cars live on – Drive

Hyundai could build a high-powered hybrid N performance car for markets slower to embrace electric vehicles, such as Australia. 08:4006 March 2024 View 5 images Hyundai’s N performance-car sub-brand has so far developed sporty

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Horror as car mounts a kerb killing a pedestrian in Brisbane

By Kylie Stevens For Daily Mail Australia 21:34 05 Mar 2024, updated 01:33 06 Mar 2024 A elderly pedestrian has been killed after a 4WD allegedly mounted a kerb and footpath at a

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BYD spearheads Chinese electric car push in Australia, a friendlier market

SYDNEY : BYD and other Chinese automakers are bringing new electric car models in droves to Australia, a market where they haven’t faced trade barriers and sales have surged due to EV subsidies

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Filthy Five: Toyota, Ford among car companies polluting more than Australia’s coal mines

Five filthy car companies whose fleets are responsible for more climate pollution than some of Australia’s biggest coal mines have been identified in new analysis by the Climate Council.  Toyota’s 2023 new car

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Australia’s ‘dirtiest’ car brands named

As the dispute over proposed fuel efficiency standards shifts up a gear, 2023’s highest polluting car brands have been revealed in new analysis. Last month, the Albanese government unveiled proposed fuel efficiency standards

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Toyota pollutes more than Australia’s dirtiest coal mine, claims climate lobby

The back-and-forth between Australia’s climate lobbies and carmakers surrounding the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) continues, with one group now claiming Toyota’s vehicles cause more harm than the dirtiest coal mine. In a

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