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Rodin Cars’ high-tech supercar facility is the southern hemisphere’s answer to McLaren’s Woking. Australians tend to claim the best exports from New Zealand as somehow its own, so perhaps we can call Rodin’s state-of-the-art expansion to produce one of the world’s most powerful engines and fastest supercars ‘local production’. The company, founded by its current […]

Victoria is now the first state in the world to introduce an electric car tax, in some ways decentivising ownership of an electric car thanks to a per-kilometre charge. It has been slammed by the Australian Greens party. “Labor’s EV tax comes at a time when transport is our biggest growing source of emissions in […]

New architectures will be dedicated to trucks and SUVs as well as passenger cars. Ford will announce two new electric vehicle platforms this week, according to reports from Reuters. The new underpinnings are part of Ford’s $30m push into electrification in a race against rivals that are all hoping to win eco-conscious and EV buyers. […]

VK SS Group A originally owned and used by Peter Brock has been with one family since 1985. A 1985 HDT VK Commodore SS Group A ‘Blue Meanie’ is the latest Australian-made car to make $1 million at auction, hitting the magic milestone at a special Grays auction. While all the VK SS Group A […]

ACT is shaping up as one of the most EV-friendly places to live in Australia. The ACT has taken another step to incentivize buying of electric vehicles, making it one of the most EV-friendly states and territories in Australia to own an electric vehicle. Following on from its stamp duty exemption for any electric vehicle […]

High-performance Audi SQ2 debuts in Australia bringing S level performance at a compelling price point How Much Does The 2021 Audi SQ2 Cost? The new Audi SQ2 has arrived in Australia, joining the recently revamped Audi Q2 line-up <link to review> as its new performance hero. Powered by a 2.0-litre TFSI turbocharged petrol engine paired […]