The BYD Zhengzhou car carrier in Argentina earlier this year.

How China’s EV boom spun dangerously out of control

China never intended to create so many carmakers. Now the electric vehicle explosion could backfire on Beijing.

  • Juliana Liu

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Imported BYD electric vehicles parked in a storage yard in Melbourne in 2025.

BYD offers compensation or refund to buyers after model year mix-up

The Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer said it made a mistake when it sold cars to Australian customers as 2026 models when they had been made in 2025.

  • Julie Power
BHP,Rio Tinto and Caterpillar are trialling battery-electric haul trucks at BHP’s Jimblebar iron ore mine.

Australia’s miners were racing to decarbonise. Why are some tapping the brakes?

A few years ago,BHP and Rio Tinto expected they would be deploying battery-powered trucks by the end of this decade. Now,those timelines have slipped into the 2030s.

  • Nick Toscano andSimon Johanson
Polestar is now owned by Geely,one of the biggest of the new breed of Chinese car manufacturers.

The biggest myth about EVs is dying and sales are surging

Record numbers of Australians are making the switch to electric cars as new data proves modern batteries last far longer than early adopters were warned.

  • David Swan
Electric carmaker BYD transported about 5000 vehicles to Australia on its custom-built ship.

Electric car sales surge even as fuel prices ease

EV makers believe that following a surge in sales due to the cost of fuel,electric cars have won mainstream acceptance.

  • Nick O'Malley

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Hotel gaming machines and heavier vehicles will deliver significant revenue for the NSW budget.

Pokies and heavy cars deliver unexpected multibillion-dollar windfall to NSW budget

Revenue from poker machines in hotels was expected to grow on average by 7.5 per cent over each of the next four years.

  • Max Maddison
The “tuk-tuk” noise of three-wheeled taxis and vans weaving through Asia’s cities and towns are central to their character.

It’s one of the distinctive sounds of South East Asia – but soon the noise of the ‘tuk-tuk’ might be gone

Asia’s ubiquitous three-wheeled tuk-tuks add hugely to the smog and noise of the continent’s megacities. Now,battery-powered versions promise a cleaner,quieter future.

  • Sarah Newey
The crash happened on Robina Town Centre Drive,near Bayberry Lane,in October 2024.

‘Carry his loss’:Family mourn son,drunk driver jailed

Riding brightly lit e-bikes,the Guimaraes family were on an afternoon outing when Keith Andrew Chambers lost control of his van.

  • Andrew Stafford andLaine Clark
The Brisbane suburbs with the most and fewest EVs

Who is driving electric cars in Brisbane? The suburbs with the most and fewest EVs

The uptake of EVs in Brisbane paints a divided picture of the city.

  • Marissa Calligeros