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Labor urged to implement road user charge on electric vehicles

Anthony Albanese is being urged to abolish the fuel excise and implement a new road user tax on all cars as part of an overhaul to the way roads and their upkeep are

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Landmark deal at Cop28, cost of car insurance claims jump 25% – The Irish Times

The Cop28 climate summit on Wednesday morning approved a deal that would, for the first time, push nations to transition away from fossil fuels to avert the worst effects of climate change, writes

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Tesla’s new Optimus Gen 2 robot.

Tesla’s new Optimus Gen 2 robot. The latest Tesla Bot is a little bit lighter, walks faster, and balances better with improvements throughout, including in the function of its neck, feet, and hands.

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2024 Lexus LBX to be offered in two distinct flavours

All-new light-size luxury SUV will come in Luxury and Sports Luxury forms, the latter with optional AWD The 2024 Lexus LBX will be available in two grades and with two drivetrains when the

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Honda e scrapped globally – carsales.com.au

Battery-powered Japanese mini-car will be retired next month The pint-size morsel of forbidden fruit that is the Honda e will go out of production next month after just four years on sale in

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Popular family cars caught up in tax hike

Two popular family car models have been caught up in a new tax hike announced by the federal government. Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher delivered the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal

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Will GWM’s new hybrid off-roader change the game forever?

How does adding a hybrid to the characterful GWM Tank 300 family 4WD change its performance and appeal, and does going hybrid dilute any of its off-road ability? What we love Tonka toy

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Federal Government doubles down on Luxury Car Tax despite calls for its axing

Amid calls from Australia’s automotive industry for the Luxury Car Tax to be scrapped, the Federal Government will tighten its requirements for ‘fuel-efficient vehicles’ to meet the tax-free threshold – and will hit

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More pain for new car buyers

Australians have bought a record number of new cars this year, despite big price rises. But buyers are being hit by a dip in resale values. Electric cars took on hybrid machines and

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The buoyant secondhand vehicle market is starting to unwind after a pandemic spike

“We’re seeing much better supply in the new car market now,” James Voortman, chief executive of the AADA, said. Sharp rises in interest rates over the past 18 months translated to “a bit

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