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Concerning number of petrol bowsers short-changing motorists
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (38+ words) A new audit has revealed Australian drivers are being short changed when filling up Updated June 26, 2026 " 6: 41am, first published 6: 38am...
Self-driving cars are already here. When will the law catch up?
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (817+ words) June 21, 2026 " 5: 00am Australia could miss out on the potential safety benefits of automated vehicles " or end up with self-driving cars too dangerous to be on the road " if laws don't catch up with technology widely available to local motorists, Victoria's peak…...
Who is driving electric cars in Brisbane? The suburbs with the most and fewest EVs
1+ week, 5+ day ago (855+ words) June 15, 2026 " 5: 00am The day after being handed the keys to their new BYD electric car Jon Bentley, his wife and their two sons decided to drive interstate. "Driving at night, driving long distance and not knowing how to charge it was…...
These polluting behemoths pay more on toll roads than cars. A campaign says that's unfair
2+ week, 2+ day ago (752+ words) June 11, 2026 " 7: 55pm Oversized utes take up more space on roads, pollute more and are less safe for other road users, but a parliamentary inquiry will consider whether charging them more than other cars using Melbourne's toll roads is unfair. A new…...
Flow of hands puts Saab over
3+ week, 2+ day ago (30+ words) Jason Saab finishes a beautiful set of passes from Manly. Updated June 4, 2026 " 8: 26pm, first published 8: 23pm...
Biggest-ever shipment of electric cars arrives in Melbourne
3+ week, 4+ day ago (45+ words) SMH. com. au The biggest-ever shipment of electric cars in Australia has arrived in Melbourne, with 5000 Chinese-made EVs ready to hit the road. Updated June 2, 2026 " 6: 37pm, first published 6: 33pm...
Car careens through sign, fence and verandah on busy road
4+ week, 1+ day ago (46+ words) A car has careened through a road sign, fence and the verandah of a grocery store in Adelaide. Updated May 29, 2026 " 7: 06pm, first published 7: 02pm...
Should set off alarm bells: Call for probe into politicians use of Chinese EVs
4+ week, 1+ day ago (510+ words) May 29, 2026 " 5: 36pm Warnings to politicians from domestic spy agency ASIO for politicians not to have sensitive conversations while driving have prompted an opposition call for a security review into whether Chinese electric vehicles should remain on the list of taxpayer-funded cars…...
Trump's misfire: The electric car takeover is now unstoppable
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1191+ words) The world market for electric vehicles is moving into the parabolic phase of the technology S-curve, the critical stage where disruption moves with lightning speed and the mathematical compound effect demolishes the old order. "Once you reach 5 per cent or…...
Ferrari has unveiled its first EV. The $900k price tag is only the first problem
4+ week, 2+ day ago (471+ words) May 28, 2026 " 3: 52pm It's fair to say the reviews of Ferrari's first electric car, unveiled this week, have been at best mixed. "If I had to say what I think, I would hurt Ferrari," said Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, the former Ferrari…...