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Can old tyres help build tougher roads for the NT's extreme climate?
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (811+ words) Researchers in Darwin are investigating whether recycled materials can be used to build stronger, longer-lasting roads suited to the NT's extreme climate. Laboratory testing is now underway, but if successful, the project may save millions of dollars a year and…...
Tesla loses title of bestselling EV company to BYD as sales drop
2+ week, 2+ day ago (564+ words) Elon Musk's company Tesla is no longer the world's biggest electric vehicle maker." (Reuters: Gonzalo Fuentes) Tesla has lost its title of the bestselling electric vehicle company to Chinese rival BYD. Expiring US tax credits, stiff overseas competition and a…...
Motortorque with Toby Hagon
2+ week, 3+ day ago (91+ words) Motortorque with Toby Hagon'Australian Broadcasting Corporation Program: Motortorque with Toby Hagon Brought to you by If you're trying to decide which car to buy or want to learn more about the latest EVs on the market, Motortorque can help. If…...
EVs vulnerable to cyber hackers
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (87+ words) The centre display of the electric vehicle is digital, with charging ports featured below (ABC News: Elizabeth Pickering) Australians with electric vehicles are being warned cyber criminals could access their cars remotely. The head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre…...
Don't plug in your plug-in hybrid? Here's how the extra emissions add up
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1590+ words) A plug-in hybrid's actual emissions mostly depends on user behaviour, rather than engine size or other features. (Getty: Malte Mueller) A new study of hundreds of thousands of plug-in hybrids shows most users don't regularly recharge and the vehicles emit…...
Twelve-month trial of EV 'grid on wheels' generates promising results
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (738+ words) Trial participants Ivy Barrett, Michael Bauer, Rhys Carey, and Robert'Koelbel with one of the EVs. (Supplied: Horizon Power) A 12-month trial using EVs connected to the grid to manage peaks and troughs in electricity demand has shown promising results. The…...
Chinese car sales rising in Australia
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (110+ words) Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News. AUDIO: Chinese car sales rising in Australia For the first time four Chinese car makers made it into the…...
Plug-in hybrid utes take off in Australia, while some EVs stall
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (1706+ words) Plug-in hybrid EVs can refuel at a fuel pump or recharge from a power supply. (Getty: petovarga) Sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are booming, while the market share of full-battery electric vehicles remains steady. PHEVs now account for…...
Hanoi bans petrol motorbikes to clean up air pollution
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (387+ words) Vietnam will ban fossil-fuel motorcycles and mopeds in the heart of the capital, Hanoi, starting July 2026, as part of a nationwide effort to curb air pollution. The directive, issued by Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, applies to the area…...
State government vows to do a 'better job' as roads maintenance bill grows
7+ mon, 3+ hour ago (957+ words) Tayla Connolly, who manages a Townsville-based trucking company, says the Queensland government should be required to provide "roadworthy roads". (ABC News: Baz Ruddick) The Queensland government is promising to get on top of a multi-billion dollar bill for road maintenance…...