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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 Coalition’s decision to axe NVES penalties is based on outdated research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 5160 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 6513 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 7147 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 7458 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 7135 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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2025 Isuzu D-Max EV.
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Isuzu vows to stay in Australia: Plug-in hybrid research revealed, but questions over D-Max EV confirmation

February 24, 2025February 22, 2025 Bruce Newton 7832 Views co2, D-Max, ev, Isuzu, NVES

Local Isuzu executives have confirmed research is underway into a D-Max plug-in hybrid BYD Shark 6 fighter while at the

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Toyota Prado 250-Series
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Danger signs! Latest research shows top ICE brands including Toyota, Ford and Nissan struggling to hit new Aussie CO2 limits

February 17, 2025March 16, 2025 Bruce Newton 9594 Views GWM, nissan, NVES

New research has shown how much trouble some top brands including Ford, Nissan, GWM and even Toyota could find themselves

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2024 Mitsubishi EK X.
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You can forget a cheap Japanese electric car in Australia: Red-tape ends Mitsubishi’s dream of sub-$30K eK SUV

July 16, 2024July 18, 2024 John Mahoney 14588 Views Mitsubishi, NVES

Mitsubishi Motors Australia says our vehicle approval process has stymied plans to introduce its cut-price Mitsubishi eK SUV that was

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A plug-in hybrid
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Time to unplug phoney PHEV fuel ratings: Australia’s “electrified” automotive future isn’t all its cracked up to be | Opinion

June 9, 2024June 8, 2024 Stephen Corby 5713 Views NVES, PHEV

Imagine, for one wild moment, that McDonald’s was allowed to promote itself as a purveyor ofhealth foods, just because it

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Toyota LandCruiser 300-Series
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Toyota a winner as CO2 reduction plan introduced to parliament with less pressure on SUVs and utes

March 27, 2024March 28, 2024 Bruce Newton 11953 Views landcruiser, NVES, Patrol, Toyota

Australia is on schedule to have a CO2 reduction scheme for motor vehicle in place by January 1 2025. The

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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

January 10, 2021 EV Central team Comments Off on FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

Hydrogen electric vehicles, often called hydrogen fuel cells vehicles (FCEV), drive the same as regular EVs. They can have one

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PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

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The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000
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The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000

February 11, 2024 Iain Curry Comments Off on The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000
The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz
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