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Sep 17, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · William Stopford

    Tesla Cybercab robotaxi following Cybertruck to Australia (opens the original)

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    The Tesla Cybercab is coming to Australia, but you won't be able to hail one for a ride. Instead, the Cybercab will tour Tesla locations across Australia and New Zealand starting this year and continuing into 2027. Tesla has said the tour isn't a launch of the robotaxi, but rather is intended to give Australians and Kiwis "a first look at the vehicle designed for a driverless future and a clear reminder that the intelligence behind it is already in Tesla showrooms". The company has confirmed the

  2. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · William Stopford

    EV group wants petrol, diesel vehicle owners to be taxed twice (opens the original)

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    An electric vehicle (EV) lobby group has once again called for a road-user charge to be implemented in Australia, but it doesn’t want the existing fuel excise to be repealed. The Australian Electric Vehicle Association (AEVA) is calling for EVs to be subject to a cost-per-distance charge, and for combustion-powered vehicles to be subject to both this and the existing fuel excise. The group had previously proposed a mass by distance road-user charge (RUC) that would apply to all vehicles, but rep

  3. Article · Aug 25, 2026 · William Stopford

    The Dreame is over: Chinese vacuum cleaner company scraps plans to build EVs – report (opens the original)

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    The Chinese company best known for vacuum cleaners, which made bold claims about launching a new automotive brand in markets including Australia, has reportedly shuttered its automotive division. Today, Dreame released a statement confirming it will focus on four core businesses going forward: smart home products (eg: vacuum cleaners), outdoor products (eg: lawnmowers), smart mobility (eg: electric two-wheelers), and robots. While it didn’t specifically say it would drop its plans to manufacture

  4. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · William Stopford

    Genesis GV90 revealed as electric flagship with Rolls-Royce-style doors (opens the original)

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    Genesis has revealed its largest SUV yet, featuring up to seven seats and available coach doors like a Rolls-Royce Cullinan. While some luxury brands have been pivoting back to combustion-powered vehicles, the Genesis GV90 is an electric SUV with a massive 123.5kWh battery. This battery is the largest yet from the Hyundai Motor Group, and incorporates a cloud-based battery management system that can detect any potential abnormalities. The huge battery gives the GV90 500km of range on an unspecif

  5. Article · Aug 14, 2026 · William Stopford

    Ex-Jaguar design boss blames Trump, Musk and ‘Woke’ discussion for rocky brand relaunch (opens the original)

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    Jaguar’s controversial relaunch got off to a rocky start with a widely derided advertising campaign, but the British brand's former design boss Gerry McGovern has defended the direction the brand took. “With that film, it got taken out of context,” Mr McGovern told Autocar’s My Week in Cars, in which he also dismissed rumours he had been sacked by JLR and said he wished the company the best. “What we were saying is, we want Jaguar to be a copy of nothing. That’s why you saw all these people who

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