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NVES

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The results are in! First NVES scores show strong industry surplus as BYD stars and Mazda flunks

February 18, 2026February 18, 2026
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The first performance results under Australia’s New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) show the automotive industry collectively exceeded its 2025 emissions

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2025 Tesla Model Y.
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Milestone achieved! EV annual sales crack 100K in Australia as government warned not to axe incentives

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January 7, 2026January 7, 2026
Bruce Newton 10072 Views ev sales, EV sales australia, NVES, Tesla

Battery electric vehicle annual sales in Australia surged past 100,000 for the first time in 2025. Despite a 24.8 per

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2025 Audi A5 TFSI Sedan.
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Audi reveals big NVES impact: Cheapest Aussie PHEV has been priced to woo buyers from in-house ICE rival!

July 17, 2025August 22, 2025 Bruce Newton 8791 Views Audi A5 PHEV, Audi S5, NVES

The impact of Australia’s new NVES CO2 emissions laws have been starkly illustrated by launch pricing for Audi’s cheapest plug-in

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2025 Ford Mustang.
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V8 burn-out? Australia’s new NVES CO2 reduction scheme drives huge price rises for iconic Ford Mustang muscle car

July 7, 2025July 6, 2025 Bruce Newton 6292 Views ford, Mustang, NVES, V8

Australia’s most affordable new V8 has gone up $5000 and Ford Australia says the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) is

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2029 Hyundai dual cab ute. ChatGPT's view.
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Diesel out. EV later. PHEV in! Hyundai finally firms up its dual cab ute plans for Australia

June 2, 2025June 1, 2025 Bruce Newton 8608 Views Hyundai, Hyundai ute, NVES, PHEV ute

Hyundai wants to skip diesel power and electrify its first dual cab ute, which should be on-sale in Australia before

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Federal opposition leader Peter Dutton.
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Wrong! Coalition’s decision to axe NVES penalties is based on outdated research

April 22, 2025April 21, 2025 Toby Hagon 6336 Views fcai, NVES, Toyota

The justification used by the federal opposition to axe penalties for excessive new vehicle CO2 emissions if elected to government

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2025 Tesla Model Y Long Range
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Rejected! EV makers Tesla and Polestar lash reported Coalition plan to wind back Australia’s CO2 reduction scheme

April 10, 2025April 11, 2025 Bruce Newton 7583 Views NVES, polestar, Tesla

Outspoken electric vehicle makers Tesla and Polestar have reacted strongly to a newspaper report forecasting a Dutton Coalition federal government

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2025 XPeng G6 Long Range.
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“A Bundle Of Cash!” Australia’s new CO2 reduction scheme can be lucrative for EV brands, predicts local XPeng importer

March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 Bruce Newton 8493 Views G6, G7, G9, Mona M03, NVES, P7+, X9, Xpeng

While legacy auto makers ponder the financial impact of Australia’s new CO2 reduction scheme, the local importer of Chinese XPeng

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2024 Toyota bZ4X.
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Discount bonanza: EV prices could be chopped because of changes to NVES CO2 reduction scheme

March 24, 2025March 25, 2025 Bruce Newton 9092 Views EV discount, NVES

New federal government policy could trigger significant new electric vehicle discounts. The EV buying bonanza is being predicted because of

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2022 Ford Everest Platinum.
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NVES Strikes! Ford Everest and Isuzu MU-X diesel SUVs are culled to avoid CO2 emissions fines

February 25, 2025February 25, 2025 Bruce Newton 8773 Views Everest, ford, Isuzu, MU-X, NVES

Multiple models from two of Australia’s top selling diesel SUV line-ups have been culled from the Aussie market because of

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What is a PHEV? Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles explained
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What is a PHEV? Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles explained

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Like hybrids, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (or PHEVs) have an internal-combustion engine and an electric motor. Plug-in vehicles take the

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What is a FCEV? Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles explained
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What is a hybrid? Hybrid vehicles explained
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Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan
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Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

April 13, 2024 Iain Curry Comments Off on Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

With acceleration to rip the skin from your cheekbones, Ford’s SuperVan 4.2 is an electric Transit with performance from another

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