This Month
ASX slumps; Westpac gets new CEO; Boomers drive luxe apartment demand
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
- Exclusive
- Uber
Uber jumps straight back into car sharing with global partnership
Two weeks after pulling the pin on the product that let people rent out their cars, Uber has signed an international partnership with US-based operator Turo.
- Paul Smith
Car buyers going greener turn to hybrids not full EVs
The No.1 selling vehicle in Australia in August was the Toyota RAV4 hybrid.
- Simon Evans
- Driving With Tony Davis
- Electric vehicles
Your electric car choices are about to explode
The first Zeekr, a small SUV, will be sold from October, and will be followed by as many as 10 other brands from China’s vast portfolio of carmakers.
- Tony Davis
‘More for a second-hand toothbrush’: Why EVs are on the nose
The most commonly held concerns about buying an electric vehicle related to upfront cost, charging facilities, and deterioration.
- Gus McCubbing
August
Why this start-up thinks it can succeed where Uber failed
Drive Mate says it has had a 39 per cent increase in vehicles listed to rent on its platform since news broke of Uber’s plan to close its car sharing service.
- Paul Smith
Uber targets car rentals after Carshare failure
Uber has blamed a blow-out in operational costs for the failure of its Carshare service, which will cease business from September 12.
- Paul Smith
260km/h? Porsche’s new Macan EV is its fastest ever
Porsche’s new fully electric SUV will entice those wanting the model with the biggest numbers.
- Tony Davis
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
EV sales splutter, but not this group’s offshore expansion strategy
CAR Group’s big move in the US came at a time of rising rates and softening consumer demand. It still worked.
- Anthony Macdonald
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
July
- 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
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
- Logistics Winner
- Sustainability Leaders
Transport needs to avoid becoming the nation’s biggest emitter
Without dramatic changes, this may be the last industry to decarbonise. Aurizon, the winner of the Logistics and Transport category, aims to change that with its electric locomotive.
- Agnes King
One-bed unit, no car park – the price? Almost $1m
There were not many takers for this nice, but expensive, property. But one buyer valued it differently – and was prepared to pay for that.
- Michael Bleby
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
June
Sir Andrew Mackenzie: time to focus on the best few climate solutions
The Shell chairman says the world’s carbon challenge is harder than he realised while running BHP, and it’s time for a global focus on a few winning solutions
- Peter Ker and Lap Phan
- Updated
- Bapcor Limited
Embattled Bapcor gets $1.83b buyout offer from Bain Capital
Shares in the company, which runs 1100 outlets under the Autobarn, Burson, Autopro and Midas brands, climbed 14 per cent after the proposal from the private equity group.
- Simon Evans
How to choose the right electric vehicle for you
With more and more people making the switch to an EV, and more brands on offer, what are the key considerations for drivers?
- Tony Davis
Electrification reaps rewards for postie fleet
Australia Post has added more than 5000 electric vehicles to its fleet, as the changing demands of delivery drive rapid electrification.
- Maxim Shanahan
Is corporate Australia on the cusp of an EV tipping point?
Only 1 per cent of cars in Australia are EVs, but sales are taking off as more affordable models hit the market and the energy transition intensifies.
- Gus McCubbing
