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Electric trucks in China have already ditched diesel, now they're ditching the driver
While Australia debates electrification of its road freight, China has already electrified much of its trucking fleet, and now it's removing the driver.
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Australian scientists hail breakthrough in quantum batteries and rapid charging of EVs
CSIRO quantum battery research team hail technology breakthrough that could help recharge electric cars faster than petrol vehicles fill up.
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BYD's cheapest electric cars to have LiDAR self-driving tech
BYD to launch affordable electric hatchbacks with LiDAR sensors to help upgrade autonomous driving tech in its cheaper cars.
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Fun and easy: Our lap around Australia with a family of four in a small electric Dolphin
Our electric lap around Australia in our BYD Dolphin turned out to be fun and easy, even if we did have to jettison the roof pod. The NT turned out to be the biggest charging challenge.
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EVs reach record 98.3 pct share of new car sales in Norway, surge across Europe
The sale of electric vehicles (EVs) took off in September across Europe, led as always by Norway, but also with strong showings in key markets such as the UK, Denmark and Spain.
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Tesla brings back free lifetime supercharging for new Model 3 owners
Tesla brings back free lifetime supercharging on select models in one key market.
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Tesla opens 168-stall Supercharger station, with solar farm and big batteries
Tesla opens one of the biggest fast charging sites in the world, with a huge solar arrary, big batteries and up to 168 stalls on one of the world's busiest EV corridors.
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Tesla bounces back in Norway and Spain, as EV market surges across Europe
EV sales surge across Europe, and Tesla enjoys a rebound in key markets such as Norway and Denmark, but still struggling in other countries.
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How Tesla surrendered its dominance of Australia's EV market
Tesla used to account for two thirds of Australian new EV sales, and more than 50 per cent as recently as late last year. Last month it fell to 8 per cent. What's going on?
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BYD leads unstoppable charge to electric vehicles, as Tesla leaves the race
The latest figures from BYD underline the unstoppable charge to electric vehicles in the world's biggest car market. And its biggest rival has effectively left the race.
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