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SUVs drive Australia to record month for vehicle sales
4 October
Sports utility vehicles are driving Australia’s automotive industry to record sales, with figures revealing more than half of the 110,000 new cars bought last month were SUVs. The September tally set a record for vehicle sales, according to the...[Read More]
Deal to drive discount EV loans for Aussie drivers
27 September
Australia’s biggest bank is partnering with the country’s most popular electric vehicle manufacturer in a bid to speed up adoption of low-emission cars. The Commonwealth Bank announced a deal with Tesla on Wednesday, revealing personal and...[Read More]
Robotics hub could enable self-driving cars and rovers
27 September
A robotics hub that could create technology to help flying taxis, autonomous cars, moon rovers and ships navigate in tricky environments has opened in Sydney. Federal Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic cut the ribbon on the robotics...[Read More]
Activities to try in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and beyond
21 September
Every stage of life offers unique opportunities for personal growth and well-being, both physical and mental. Whether you’re in your 20s or beyond your 50s, there’s always something new to try that can keep you active and mentally stimulated....[Read More]
Electric cars face speed bump on road to price parity
20 September
Electric cars are already cheaper to run than petrol vehicles and will become less expensive to buy than fossil fuel equivalents within three years. According to a report by researchers at the UK’s University of Exeter, price parity for...[Read More]
MG3 hatchback takes out ‘cheapest car to run’ title
13 September
A small car has claimed the title of the cheapest to run in Australia but the price of operating some SUVs has also fallen, a new study shows. Victorian motoring club RACV on Tuesday announced the findings of its Annual Car Running Costs Survey,...[Read More]
Australia smashes new vehicle sales record in August
6 September
Australian motorists have smashed vehicle sales records, snapping up more than 109,000 new cars during one month in a spending spree fuelled by SUVs and utes. New car sales in the month of August soared by more than 15 per cent compared to last...[Read More]
WA building the nation’s longest EV charging network
6 September
Work is under way in Western Australia to build the nation’s longest electric vehicle charging network, stretching over 7000km. When completed, the network will connect Kununurra in the north to Esperance in the south and Eucla in the east, with...[Read More]
Cruise passengers wave goodbye to COVID restrictions
30 August
Cruise ship passengers will be able to sail unimpeded around the country as state leaders scrap COVID-19 restrictions for passengers. The NSW government on Monday formally ended COVID-19 restrictions for passengers in the cruising industry following...[Read More]
Tesla reveals plans to ‘Supercharge’ Australian EV use
30 August
Australian electric vehicle drivers will get a major power boost after Tesla revealed plans to open almost half of its charging stations to cars from other brands. Thirty Tesla Supercharger locations will welcome other vehicles as part of the...[Read More]
Data reveals Australia’s surprise electric car hotspots
16 August
Queensland has been named as a hotspot for electric cars, with the state claiming four of Australia’s top 10 suburbs for the next-generation vehicles. Suburbs in NSW and Canberra also ranked in Australia’s top electric vehicle hubs, with capital...[Read More]
University launches flying car course, no pilots needed
16 August
Australian software engineers will be invited to level up their ambitions with the launch of a course in flying cars. Melbourne based RMIT partnered with Udacity to launch a “nano degree” in the next-generation transport technology on Tuesday in...[Read More]
Why more Australian women are commuting on two wheels
9 August
More women are hiring electric scooters to zip around Australian cities, with research showing female riders are closing the gender gap on their male counterparts. But the ways to appeal to female e-scooters riders appear to be different to male...[Read More]
Up to 250,000 workers could get electric car discount
9 August
As many as 250,000 Australian workers could unlock significant electric vehicle discounts after a change to small business software that will automate car leases. The change, from accounting platform MYOB, could help more than 100,000 businesses...[Read More]
Sparks fly in debate over electric car charger demand
2 August
Australia needs to be more plugged in. That’s the message from some electric vehicle experts, who say the country will need another 28,000 public chargers to be deployed over the next seven years to meet demand for zero-emissions transport. But...[Read More]