Today
- Driving With Tony Davis
- Life & Leisure
Does Ford’s new Mustang Mach-E SUV live up to its name?
The all-electric newcomer faces stiff competition from Tesla’s Model Y. But maybe you want to stand out from the crowd.
- Tony Davis
This Month
There’s more to the Armaguard story, says ‘antique’ Kelty
Readers’ letters on the saga of Armaguard and cash supply; reactions to the appointment of Sam Mostyn; pitfalls for shareholders in corporate support for the Voice; and the impact of EV innovation.
Musk denies axing entry-level Tesla in pursuit of a robotaxi
The promise of a fully autonomous vehicle has long been key to Tesla’s lofty valuation, which has tumbled more than one third so far this calendar year.
- Updated
- Dana Hull
How China saved Elon Musk – and could break him
Elon Musk initially seemed to have the upper hand in the relationship, but Tesla is now increasingly in trouble and losing its edge over Chinese competitors.
- Mara Hvistendahl, Jack Ewing and John Liu
- Driving With Tony Davis
- Life & Leisure
EV-curious? Check out this Range Rover
The Velar P400e is a mid-sized, plug-in hybrid, the first in the Velar range – and also the dearest.
- Tony Davis
- Opinion
- Renewables
Do you want a jackhammer to go with your electric car?
It should be possible to roll out simple street charging power outlets at a cost similar to what you’d pay to install a dedicated charger in your own home.
- Tristan Edis
How Tesla lost its grip on the EV market
Sales of the company’s electric cars dropped in the first three months of the year, even as other car makers sold more battery-powered vehicles.
- Jack Ewing and Neal E. Boudette
- Opinion
- Opinion
The big worry for car makers: what if the EV slowdown is not a blip?
If politicians cannot persuade consumers to buy EVs, will they tear up their net-zero pledges, or turn to other measures to drive sales?
- Updated
- Peter Campbell
- Driving With Tony Davis
- Life & Leisure
Is Ferrari’s new supercar better as a convertible?
This droptop twin with a plug-in hybrid system follows hot on the tail of the “fun-to-drive” 296 GTB coupe.
- Tony Davis
Tesla shares drop after sales fall short of estimates
The electric car maker handed over 386,810 vehicles in the first three months of 2024 for its first year-over-year sales drop since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Dana Hull
Tesla has Wall Street worried about how many cars it just sold
The key will be delivering more cars than the 422,875 in the first three months of 2023 and avoiding a first year-on-year drop since the June quarter of 2020.
- Dana Hull
AFR readers sceptical of Shorten’s NDIS promise
Almost 75 per cent of AFR readers doubt the Albanese government can reform the National Disability Insurance Scheme within five years.
- Tom Rabe
March
About to go on an Easter drive in your electric car? Here’s a warning
The alert comes after green car sales more than doubled in Australia last year and as some experts say the nation’s charging network has yet to catch up.
- Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
Why EVs are such a big geopolitical deal
Policy changes in the US will have ramifications that will be felt far beyond the autoworkers of Detroit, Michigan.
- Matthew Cranston
France’s Engie seeks co-driver at Aussie EV charging biz
Here comes another EV charging deal, courtesy of French utilities giant Engie.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
‘Get on with it’: Car makers accept Labor fuel policy – over to Greens
Citing strong support from climate groups, Labor pressed Adam Bandt to drop a threat to scuttle the government’s signature transport pollution reduction plan.
- Jacob Greber and Simon Evans
- Driving With Tony Davis
- Life & Leisure
Porsche brings its all-electric race car to Australia
Porsche has shown off its prototype electric race car, the GT4 e-Performance, as it rolls on with plans for a parallel Cup series.
- Tony Davis
Nasdaq poised to kick Brisbane-based Tritium off the exchange
This is the second delisting notice the fast charger company has received from the US exchange after the underperformance of its stock, and it says it will appeal.
- Mark Ludlow
Audi issues second electric car recall due to fire risk
The federal transport department issued an urgent recall for more than 100 Audi e-tron vehicles and warned that owners may have to wait months for a fix.
- Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
- Opinion
- Canberra Observed
Cleaner cars a politically charged driving test for Chris Bowen
The climate change and energy minister should be cut some slack. He is in the minority attempting hard and unpopular reform, such as the new clean fuel policy.
- Phillip Coorey
