Tag: New Cars

Australia electric vehicles sales – from best to worst

Australia is experiencing a big surge in electric vehicle demand, with the share of EVs in the new car market reaching a record eight per cent in the month of April. Tesla continues

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VFACTS: April sales slightly up

THE Australian new car market set an upward trajectory in April, topping the year prior’s monthly number by 1.3 per cent, or 1072 vehicle sales, despite fewer selling days (there were 22 selling

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Good news for Toyota RAV4 Hybrid wait times – if you’re at the back of the queue

With wait times up to two years – or longer – Toyota Australia has finally overhauled its flawed vehicle allocation process and is now prioritising customers at the back of the queue. View 15

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Used Tesla prices drop below $40,000 in Australia for first time

Back in January, Tesla cut prices on its new cars to kickstart what many in the automotive industry are now calling price wars. Back then, we saw some used Tesla prices dip below

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Tesla’s Magnet Mystery Shows Elon Musk Is Willing to Compromise

Last month, at a livestreamed Tesla investor event that went short on new cars and long on grandiose narratives, a minor detail in Elon Musk’s “Master Plan Part 3” made big news in an

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We need to accelerate to cleaner cars, but racing to an all-electric future by 2035 isn’t the right plan for Australia | Opinion – Car News

Europe will ban all non-zero emission vehicles by 2035. The USA wants to have 67 per cent of all new car sales to be electric vehicles by 2032. Australia will introduce a fuel

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How low can Tesla go? Musk rattling rivals with Model Y price drop that’s flooding the market with cheaper electric cars – Car News

The Tesla Model Y has broken through another price barrier, with the popular EV now cheaper than the average price paid for a new car or truck in the USA, shattering the concept

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Why is Australia’s road toll higher than ever, despite speed cameras and safer cars?

Australia’s road toll continues to climb despite the proliferation of ever-safer new cars, with pedestrian deaths in particular an area of concern. Government data shows the death toll on Australia’s roads during March

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Electric vehicle policy Australia: Why getting more EVs on the road is not so simple

KEY POINTS: Labor will introduce a fuel efficieny standard for cars. It says that will increase the uptake of electric vehicles in Australia. But Australia continues to lag well behind comparable nations. If

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The EPA wants to majorly boost electric car sales. It would require a big effort – The Hill

The Biden administration is projecting that under its new proposed rule, most new car sales could be electric by the end of the decade.  Experts say a lot needs to be done both technically and

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