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Australia switches on hydrogen car manufacturing

Industry heavyweights team up to produce 20,000 zero-emissions vehicles in NSW by 2025

Nikola Badger pickup revealed
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675kW Nikola Badger electric ute is coming to Australia

Hydrogen-electric semi-truck company set to bring its electric pick-up to Australia

2022 Volkswagen Amarok
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Ford, VW confirm Ranger/Amarok share plans

Next generation Volkswagen Amarok will be a Ford Ranger under the skin as two companies shore up partnership

car finance
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Instant asset write-off scheme extension a lifeline to car industry

The six-month extension of the instant asset write-off scheme adds incentive to buying a new car before year’s end

Jeep Trailcat
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EVs on Jeep’s compass

Electric drivetrains have the potential to make Jeeps ‘better’, says head designer

Mercedes-Benz EQA on road
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Mercedes-Benz EQA electric crossover spied ahead of 2020 launch

Mercedes won’t let COVID-19 slow its launch of a new electric crossover

Dyson N526
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This stillborn Dyson is the world’s most expensive car

Why the cancellation of Dyson’s electric car really sucks

Tesla Battery 6 Jpg
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Could Tesla’s new battery break the ICE/EV divide?

A five-year plan to reinvent the lithium-ion battery may see Tesla be the first to make an EV as cheaply as a fossil fuel car

Electric V 8 Engine 3 Jpg
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Electric motor hidden in a small-block Chev

Webb Motorworks has created an electric crate motor that looks for all the world like a small-block Chev

cybertruck
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More Tesla Cybertruck details revealed

More suspension, less size for the insane Tesla Cybertruck, according to its maker

hydrogen fuel gauge mercedes
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Huge hydrogen investment energises fuel-cell car future

Australia set to become a global heavyweight in the universe’s lightest element, thanks to government investment

2020 mini electric hatch
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2020 Mini Electric Hatch pricing and specification

Mini’s first electric model finally hits Australia at a higher price than first expected

Samsung EV battery
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Samsung set to smash EV battery range wide open

Solid-state battery breakthrough from one of the world's leading tech companies could solve EV range issues

Tesla Fremont 1 Jpg
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Tesla defiantly reopens US plant as Musk taunts 'arrest me'

Tesla boss taunts officials as he orders California plant to reopen, despite county regulations forbidding him to do so

Hydrogen fuel cell storage
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Hydrogen storage breakthrough could change car game

High-tech ‘nanoscopic’ material could solve hydrogen power’s biggest challenge

Triton Ev 2 Jpg
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Triton SUV e-wagon promises 1100kW and 1000km range

US-based energy company teases monster EV rig to take on Tesla and Rivian in the electric truck game – but is it too good to be true?

SsangYong Korando E100 spy shots
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SsangYong Korando E100 electric SUV spied in NT

Scoop spy shots provide a first look at SsangYong's first EV in the wild

VW E BULLI EV 2 Jpg
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You can buy Volkswagen's awesome electric Kombi

A factory-fitted electric drivetrain combined with a classic VW Kombi? Where do we sign up?

AEV MPS solar electric vehicle
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Aussie solar-powered EV a step closer to production

A local robotics firm has received a boost in its quest to produce a solar-powered autonomous electric vehicle

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Bentley CEO throws down hybrid gauntlet to politicians

Proposed ban on petrol and diesel engines by 2035 could do more harm than good by discouraging take-up of hybrids, says Bentley

bentley crewe
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Four electrified Bentleys coming by 2026

Bentley wants to be the first VW brand to carbon-neutral

Bentley Bacalar 2020
Geneva Motor Show

Bentley Mulliner reborn to create rare cars for the filthy rich

Bentley Bacalar roadster previews lucrative new collectable cars strategy for Bentley’s Mulliner customisation operation

Czinger 21C
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The show that never was: Geneva 2020's stillborn show stoppers

UPDATED: Here are some of the 90th Geneva International Motor Show's reveals that never saw daylight

Audi Etron Front Side Action Jpg
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Audi e-tron SUV delayed again

Overseas demand again delays Audi’s long-awaited e-tron arrival in Australia – but there is a silver lining