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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.

What it's like to live with an electric car

Anna held on tight to the keys of her BMW i3 as she discovered what it would be like to take a step closer to her dream of becoming an eco-warrior.

ELECTRIC DRAG RACING AT PRI2016 - THE FUTURE OF PERFORMANCE

National Electric Drag Racing Association (NEDRA) debuts its electric motor kit at the annual Performance Racing Industry trade show in Indianapolis

Driverless cars: Pros and cons

Autonomous cars are soon to be everywhere… or are they?

Electric cars take charge at the Paris Motor Show

Daimler and Volkswagen are looking to the future, and if the French Motor Show was anything to go by, it will be all electric.

Electric cars on the rise in a changing new car market

Minds broad enough for two ideas to sit comfortably side-by-side are required as the car enters an era of transition.

2017 BMW 530e iPerformance plug-in hybrid details revealed

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

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.

NEIL YOUNG'S ELECTRIC 1959 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL - LINCVOLT

Neil Young's electric 1959 Lincoln proves you don't need to drive a crap car to save the planet

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.

2016 LA Motor Show: Jaguar i-Pace electric SUV takes aim at Tesla

Jaguar didn’t pioneer the high performance luxury electric car – but the British brand argues that’s a good thing.

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.

2016 LA Motor Show: 2018 Jaguar i-Pace revealed

British luxury marque unveils an electric SUV, dubbed the Jaguar i-Pace, that will lead the carmaker’s electric-powered charge.

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 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.

Why Elon Musk is scaring the rest of the automotive world

It’s easy to cast Elon Musk as the villain in a bond film. One who, in the light of recent news, sits in his hollowed-out volcano stroking a white cat and cackling like Scaramanga.

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…

2016 BMW i3 94Ah review

A subtle upgrade to the car that received Australia’s top motoring award in 2014 turns it into much more of a viable fossil fuel alternative.

2016 Paris Motor Show: Audi RS3 Sedan unveiled

Audi RS3 Sedan to pack 294kW punch from five-cylinder turbo.

2016 Paris Motor Show: Electric Jaguar: ‘more to come’

X590 electric SUV to spearhead EV push for British brand.

2016 Paris Motor Show: Mercedes-Benz EQ concept sparks Tesla war

Mercedes-Benz EQ concept previews battery-powered Benz family to rival Tesla.

2016 Paris Motor Show: Volkswagen says its future is in electric cars

German giant focuses on electric future.