The Haval H6 compact SUV.

These affordable EVs are set to rule the roads – and they are all from the same place

Using sleek designs,the latest high-tech interiors and a cheaper price tag,a handful of car makers are rewriting the script on EVs and hybrids.

  • Elaine Kurtenbach

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The hills were alive with the sound of negligence

Leaving listeners in a radio daze.

Peter Dutton spruiking his fuel excise policy on Thursday.

‘Copied from America’:Dutton launches election fight over EVs

The opposition leader has been accused of copying Donald Trump’s policies as the government responds to his pledge to scrap fuel-efficiency fines.

  • Mike Foley
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Is this election a mug’s game?

Because the prospects of one poster boy are going south.

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Good diplomacy,or just papering over the cracks?

While in Dubbo,the uke prevails over the ute.

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Smithy was the reel thing

On a wing and a prayer at Bondi Beach.

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Luxury cars,cigarettes and beer purchases are helping to prop up the budget.

Sin taxes prop up the budget,but the most important one is fading

From fuel to fancy cars and a cold one at the pub,there are some vices – and necessities – that are carrying an extra cost.

  • Millie Muroi
An artist’s impression of how the area around the SRL’s Clayton station might look.

Fewer car parks,more fees:The Melbourne suburbs facing a ‘car lite’ overhaul

Strict parking space limits could be imposed on suburbs with SRL stations,including Cheltenham,Clayton,Box Hill,Monash,Glen Waverley and Burwood.

  • Daniella White
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A composite conundrum for the Old Continent

And an international roast for coffee snobs.

Three large utes pack into spaces in a city carpark on Thursday.

Mega-car in a mini space:How SUVs are reshaping Australian car parks

A proposal to lengthen parking bays to accommodate enormous vehicles has attracted more than 1200 submissions.

  • Madeleine Heffernan