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Skoda Vision E
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Skoda sheds light on its Vision E Concept

As suspected the Vision E is an all-electric SUV previewing its first production model due in 2020.

V8 Vantage S RBR1
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Aston Martin boss details future product plan: mid-engined supercars, EVs and SUVs

A whopping seven new models are set to march into Aston Martin showrooms over the next seven years, with CEO Andy Palmer revealing the British marque’s mid-term product plan in detail

NIO EV9 Nurburgring
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NIO EV9 shattering Nürburgring EV record video

Record-breaking lap by Chinese 1 megawatt zero-emission supercar gives new meaning to “Green Hell”.

2017 Mini Countryman Phev Side Main Jpg
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Mini Countryman plug-in hybrid could be heading to Australia

Mini Australia has the Countryman PHEV on its wishlist, but has yet to finalise a business case for what could be its first hybrid model Down Under

Hyundai Ioniq
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Tesla and Hyundai join calls for electric vehicle tax incentives

An unlikely trio of carmakers has called on the federal government to provide more inducements for energy-efficient vehicle ownership.

Nissan electric future with Margot Robbie
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Nissan’s electric future has a new face: Margot Robbie

Nissan has teamed up with Margot Robbie to promote electric vehicles and showcase the Nissan BladeGlider, which will be revealed at Geneva Motor Show.

2017 Toyota Highlander Fuel Cell Vehicle Jpg
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Toyota Kluger fuel-cell sprung testing in Australia

This test mule of a hydrogen-powered, US market Toyota Highlander is a long, long way from home.

2017 Toyota Prius
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Toyota Prius Prime PHEV update comes with optional solar charging

The 2017 Prius PHV is available with solar panel on the roof to top up its lithium batteries

Tesla Model S snow donuts
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Tesla Model S does awesome snow donuts

Taking a Tesla for a spin - literally

Marc Werner BMW presentation about electric car technology
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BMW CEO slams government for ignoring electric vehicles

Marc Werner says it’s time the federal government ended its ‘embarrassing’ silence on EV policy.

BMW 530 E I Performance 2018 Front Jpg
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2017 BMW 530e iPerformance plug-in hybrid details revealed

The new and improved BMW 5-Series will have an equally enhanced hybrid option

BMW X5 PHEV
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BMW and Westfield team up to install 40 EV charge points around Oz

German manufacturer partners with Westfield shopping centres to offer more options for EV and PHEV owners in Australia.

Volkswagen Group
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Dieselgate: VW to shed 30,000 jobs as part of ‘e-mobility’ makeover

Growing cost of Dieselgate emissions scandal forces Volkswagen to make a hard decision about its future - and it involves the electric car.

Tesla Model X
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Tesla denies Australian car self-drive claims

Newspaper reports that a Tesla using Autopilot drove across Melbourne with no input from the driver are wrong, carmaker says.

Driver education
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Can you learn to drive online?

A new website dedicated to supporting parents teaching kids to drive offers 200 online tutorials in a bid to create safer drivers.

Toyota EV
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Toyota electric car to enter market by 2020 as battery-electrics fall into favour

New reports suggest Japan’s largest automaker may put hybrids and fuel-cells to the side in favour of electric cars, with the first Toyota EVs to hit showrooms at the turn of the decade.

Volkswagen Electric sports car
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Volkswagen EV coupe outed in patent application – or has it?

Is a sleek all-electric Volkswagen two-door being prepped for VW showrooms? Digging a little deeper reveals VW’s future product plans may be more sober than some might have hoped…

Jaguar I-Type launches Formula-E bid
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Jaguar I-Type launches Formula-E bid

British brand goes racing in third series of all-electric championship

Tesla Model S P100D ‘quickest’ in the world
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Tesla Model S P100D ‘quickest’ in the world

Musk releases shockingly quick Model S

Telsa Model S P100D
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Tesla reveals P100D says Model 3 hinges on Model S sales

Tesla admits the future of its cheaper Model 3 rides on Model S buyers paying more than $200,000 for the brand’s latest supercar killer

LaFerrari racing against electric car
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Electric Concept One destroys LaFerrari

All-electric concept destroys opposition in drag race.

Tesla Model S
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Tesla Model S expected to get a bigger battery with new P100D flagship

A loose-lipped Dutch transport authority has let slip the existence of a powerful new flagship for the Tesla Model S range

World's fastest delivery van
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The world's fastest delivery van

Electric delivery can slays supercars

McLaren P1 EV
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McLaren starts work on fully electric prototype

McLaren starts work on EV prototype and gives more details of future downsized engine