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The Brisbane suburbs with the most and fewest EVs

Who is driving electric cars in Brisbane? The suburbs with the most and fewest EVs

The uptake of EVs in Brisbane paints a divided picture of the city.

  • Marissa Calligeros

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MP Jeff Bourman with his Ford Ranger in the parliamentary car park. Bourman has launched a parliamentary inquiry to consider why larger utes are charged more on toll roads.

These polluting behemoths pay more on toll roads than cars. A campaign says that’s unfair

The increasing popularity of giant utes is prompting a parliamentary inquiry to consider reducing the amount they are charged to use Melbourne’s toll roads.

  • Cara Waters
One of Vessev’s VS-9 electric hydrofoiling vessels.

Sydney Harbour is getting electric hydrofoils. What’s it like to ‘fly’ in one?

The boats skate up to a metre above the water, using technology honed for the America’s Cup.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Europe is seeking to rein in China in moves that are set to cause a new flare-up in global trade tensions.

There’s a new front in the global trade war, and Trump’s not part of it

Europe is considering steps to stem the flow of imports from China ravaging its manufacturing industries. Beijing has warned it will retaliate.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Seeking that spotlight

While the Saint goes marching out.

EV sales up.

EVs reach major milestone – meaning climate goals might not be a bridge too far

The government’s 2035 climate target was deemed unachievable by many commentators. The Iran war is driving motorists towards it at speed.

  • Mike Foley and Shane Wright
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Waverley bus depot.

New electric buses forced into storage due to delays upgrading Sydney depots

The delays to upgrading more than a dozen depots complicates the state government’s rollout of more than 1200 electric buses within the next two years.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
A BYD vehicle is driven off the car maker’s ship at Port Melbourne on Tuesday.

How the arrival of a BYD ship marks a sea change in Australian motoring

The Chinese car maker has made a splash in Melbourne with the arrival of a vessel carrying thousands of electric vehicles. BYD now plans to take down Australia’s favourite car brands.

  • Nick O'Malley
The BYD Zhengzhou was dispatched to Australia following a spike in interest in electric cars in March.

An enormous ship docked in Melbourne on Sunday. Its cargo could permanently change Australian motoring

In a major flex of Chinese industrial muscle, a company has used its own purpose-built ship to respond to rampant demand from Australian consumers.

  • Nick O'Malley
A BYD electric car on display at the Essen Motor Show in Essen, Germany.

‘Should set off alarm bells’: Call for probe into politicians’ use of Chinese EVs

ASIO told politicians not to have sensitive conversations while n taxpayer-funded vehicles, which a Liberal senator says are “rolling Chinese data centres”.

  • Matthew Knott