An Australian mine has deployed the nation's first electric-powered excavator, created as part of a plan to decarbonise mining operations.
Households in some parts of Australia are paying more than $27,000 a year for transport after costs in the industry rose again.
Melbourne's North East Link will cost $26 billion, more than double the original estimate of $10b, blamed on project changes and rising construction costs.
Safety experts have called on Christmas shoppers to choose e-bikes and e-scooters carefully after a growing number of lithium-ion battery fires.
High-end vehicles will need to become more fuel-efficient to avoid a 33 per cent tax under changes in a federal budget update.
A four-year court battle over new car fuel consumption labels has been resolved in the High Court, with Mitsubishi emerging as the winner.
Remote areas of Queensland will get 12 new low-emission buses in a project designed to inspire more tourism operations to go electric.
Just one in four new cars sold in Australia will be electric by 2030, according to new forecasts that experts say should inspire urgent change.
Australians have broken new car sales records again but experts are warning the 'extraordinary' trend may not continue as the cost of living bites.
One of Australia's cheapest electric vehicles is being recalled after authorities discovered a potentially fatal charging issue.
Electric car brand BYD has announced plans to expand its stores and service centres in Australia in a bid to claim a larger share of vehicle sales.
A lack of chargers, policies and financial help means Australian companies are being slower to trade in their diesel trucks for electric models.
The 25-metre mast set to anchor a landmark $300 million Green Bridge is being installed after a tight squeeze up the Brisbane River.
Popular cars have been caught using significantly more petrol than their lab tests showed in the first real-world test results.
An online calculator shows electric cars produce as much as 60 per cent less carbon than petrol vehicles and motorists can make deeper cuts using solar power.
Truck drivers and unionists have staged rallies across the nation, calling on the Senate to pass workplace reforms in full.
The law that will change what cars are sold in Australia is facing delays in a development some experts say is hurting buyers' wallets.
Polestar's bid to create the world's first completely climate neutral vehicle will get a boost from an Australian green battery company.
Seven in every 10 Australian motorists are driving less to avoid rising fuel prices, a new survey shows, amid widespread support for new standards.
A study challenging Australians to give up the use of one of their cars for a month unearthed surprising results, with many reporting less stress.
Electric car drivers will be able to charge up in more places after the City of Sydney mounted more charging stations on power poles.
The question of what to do with electric car batteries when they reach the end of their useful lives is being discussed in Australia as a deadline looms.
Tasmania has lost just one project as part of federal cuts to infrastructure plans, but says an overall funding shake-up lets down rural areas.
General Motors is planning an electric return to the Australian market, revealing it will launch a battery-powered Cadillac and two retail stores.
People are more likely to buy an electric vehicle based on the influence of their friends and neighbours, as Australia's growing number of EV owners shows.
It's one of three electric vehicles to launch in Australia for less than $40,000 and Carsales has named the MG4 as the best new car of 2023.
Motorists can expect to pay more than $120 billion on road tolls in NSW by 2060, as driving bodies call for a fairer pricing structure.
The trucking firm involved in the deaths of four Victorian police officers has been fined $2.3 million for safety breaches while its boss has a $22,500 fine.
A van powered by three hydrogen tanks will be tested in Australia after Toyota chose the nation as the best place to trial the technology.
The first of more than 50 electric vehicle chargers have opened in Canberra's Parliament House as part of an effort to meet growing demand from visitors.
Almost one in three businesses have yet to add an electric car to their fleet and half say they will not make a full move until after 2030, a new study finds.
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