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Aussies want electric cars to save cash, not the planet
14+ hour, 23+ min ago (470+ words) More Australians will switch to an electric car if petrol prices continue to rise, a study has found, with two in five naming electric and plug-in hybrid electric models as their preferred vehicle choices." The trend has emerged as more…...
Fuel crisis drives record Aussie electric car sales
1+ week, 2+ day ago (459+ words) Australians have raced to secure electric vehicles during the Middle East war-driven fuel crisis, near-doubling sales to set a national record. Motorists bought more than 15, 800 new electric cars during March, according to figures released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive…...
Fuel fears drive more Aussie buyers to electric cars
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (315+ words) More Australians are trading petrol and diesel vehicles for electric models amid the global fuel crisis. US automaker Tesla said Australian consumers bought all available local stock during March, and motorists in NSW and Queensland leading the charge, buying hundreds…...
Motorists to wait weeks for fuel pain relief to kick in
2+ week, 2+ day ago (463+ words) Australians will need to wait for weeks before fuel-price relief flows through to the bowser under a cut to the fuel excise. The Albanese government's halving of the fuel tax will begin on Wednesday, slashing petrol and diesel costs by…...
Applied Intuition and LG Innotek Enter Strategic Partnership to Advance Autonomous Vehicle Development
2+ week, 3+ day ago (265+ words) OEMs will now have a faster path to production-ready autonomy using camera sensors, real-world testing and simulation" SUNNYVALE, Calif. and SEOUL, South Korea, March 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Applied Intuition, Inc. and LG Innotek today announced a strategic partnership optimizing Applied Intuition's Self…...
EV loans double as pressured drivers dodge petrol pump
2+ week, 6+ day ago (486+ words) US-led attacks on Iran and their subsequent impact on oil prices have turbocharged Australian demand for electric vehicles. Loans for EVs have doubled during March after the attacks began on February 28, as Australians seek to dodge soaring petrol and diesel…...
Shock at the petrol pump sparks electric vehicle surge
3+ week, 12+ hour ago (377+ words) Demand for second-hand electric vehicles is rising with the price of petrol, attracting more than double the number of enquiries since the fuel crisis began. But automotive experts say the record interest also extends to new vehicles and could cause…...
Diesel standards eased as fuel shortages deepen
3+ week, 2+ day ago (592+ words) Diesel standards have been lowered in a bid to help suppliers bring more fuel into the domestic market as service stations run dry." At least 184 service stations had run out of fuel across Australia's three most populous states by Tuesday…...
Fuel tax cut urged to avoid fruit 'rotting on trees"
1+ mon, 31+ min ago (586+ words) Fruit grown for supermarket sale could rot on trees unless the government tackles soaring prices as some regional areas face their worst petrol and diesel shortages in decades. Federal officials are under growing pressure to slash the fuel excise - the…...
Motoring group puts brakes on city fuel ration push
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (479+ words) Rationing fuel in Australia's major cities to supply the regions would cause unnecessary economic and social issues, a peak motoring body says. Iran has closed the strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most important oil corridors, after the country…...