Today
- Opinion
- Opinion
Why Musk’s antics now appear to be hurting his bottom line
After a string of inflammatory remarks on social media, Elon Musk seems to be turning off the most obvious customers for his cars.
- Updated
- Pilita Clark
- Driving With Tony Davis
- Life & Leisure
Rolls-Royce’s electric Spectre has landed – in all its pompous glory
You don’t buy a Rolls, you commission one, and the options are almost endless. But the marque’s first EV sure makes its presence felt on Australian roads.
- Tony Davis
This Month
Former Rich Lister applauds Tritium sale despite $100m up in smoke
Former coal baron Trevor St Baker says the $45m sale of collapsed EV fast-charging station group Tritium crystallised a big loss for him, but new owner Exicom will be a good steward.
- Simon Evans
How the big bet on electric car gigafactories went badly wrong
A glut of batteries is good news for anyone buying an electric vehicle, but it’s slowing development of the capacity needed in the future.
- James Titcomb
Battery EV sales slump as cautious buyers opt for hybrids
Hybrid vehicles – with a petrol- or diesel-powered engine and a smaller battery and electric motor – are proving very popular as some buyers baulk at full-battery EVs.
- Simon Evans
Splend nabs fresh funds from Clean Energy Finance Corporation
The new funds will be put towards taking Splend’s overall Australian fleet to over 5000 vehicles by the end of the year, with more than 2000 being zero-emission EVs.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
July
How China upends a country’s entire car market
The overseas push is the next phase in Beijing’s long-term strategy to focus on new energy vehicles and upend the balance of power in the automobile industry.
- Daisuke Wakabayashi and Claire Fu
- Driving With Tony Davis
- Life & Leisure
Meet the Lamborghini V12 hybrid Revuelto
The brand’s new flagship is sure to trigger the emotions of its new owners, but that’s what you’d expect for a $1 million outlay.
- Tony Davis
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Car yards are full and dealers worry they are racing to the bottom
There’s been little economic data to offset expectations that the RBA needs to raise interest rates. A review of conditions at car dealerships caught our eye.
- Updated
- Anthony Macdonald
- Opinion
- Opinion
The carnage in the EV industry is only just getting started
Electric carmakers are awash with red ink; costs are too high, much higher than for petrol cars; shortages of critical materials pushing prices higher all the time, and consumers are increasingly nervous.
- Matthew Lynn
The Cybertruck is a culture war on wheels
Elon Musk’s Cybertruck is inspiring a lot of strong feelings.
- Joseph Bernstein
- Driving With Tony Davis
- Life & Leisure
Audi’s luxe electric SUV faces uncertain future
The new SQ8 e-tron ups the ante on multiple fronts, and it’s more comfortable than most electric SUVs. But production costs are weighing on its viability.
- Tony Davis
Should Rio Tinto buy out this ASX lithium miner? Citi thinks so
The investment bank told clients that acquiring Arcadium Lithium could be a more economic option for the iron ore giant than developing its own projects.
- Joshua Peach and Tom Richardson
Tesla tumbles on report of delayed Robotaxi unveiling
Tesla is delaying its planned robotaxi unveiling to allow teams working on the project more time to build additional vehicle prototypes, Bloomberg reported.
- Dana Hull and Ed Ludlow
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
BHP’s nickel blunder a timely reminder for Australia
BHP wanted to profit from the EV boom by selling nickel to battery makers. It hasn’t worked, yet.
- Anthony Macdonald
- Driving With Tony Davis
- Life & Leisure
Feel the need for Speed as Bentley unveils its most powerful vehicle
With a hybrid V8, the Continental GT Speed will be available as a coupe or convertible.
- Tony Davis
Ferrari’s first electric car may cost more than $800,000
By the end of the decade as much as 80 per cent of the car maker’s new vehicles could run on batteries. The first is scheduled for 2025.
- Bernhard Warner
- Gadgets With John Davidson
- Life & Leisure
We went from hate to love in no time flat with this electric scooter
It may not have the charm of a Vespa, but this nifty and very reasonably priced bike from Segway gives it a run for its money.
- John Davidson
- Driving With Tony Davis
- Life & Leisure
The upgraded Tesla that’s cheaper than its predecessor
The new Model 3 Performance delivers a power boost and driving modes that range from Chill to Insane.
- Tony Davis
Tesla surges as quarterly deliveries fall less than expected
Shares in the EV maker leapt 10.2 per cent after it reported that it delivered 443,956 vehicles in the second quarter.
- Kara Carlson and Dana Hull
