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Buying your first electric vehicle in Australia? Here’s what you should know

After a slow start, Australians are about to be spoilt for EV choice. We look at the lay of the land – on batteries, charging, price and the secondhand market

The Guardian - AU

Global oil price circles two-month high stoking petrol cost fears

Motorist groups say previous drops in crude oil prices not fully passed on

Evening Standard

Mini Cooper Electric first drive: great fun on four wheels

Redesigned as an EV, the new Mini Cooper SE has better performance and a fresh design, making it a lot of fun to drive

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Next UK government poised to benefit from fall in inflation and fuel prices

Pressure on household finances eases as shop price rises slow to 0.2% and petrol costs drop for second month

The Guardian - UK

Ford CEO Hits Back At Electric Vehicle 'Politics,' Disinformation

In a new LinkedIn note, Ford CEO Jim Farley, a "lifelong petrolhead," has a lot to say about EV skepticism—and ceding American leadership to China or Europe.

InsideEVs

Women in charge: female drivers’ EV FAQs answered

From range anxiety to safety and cost, we sort the fact from the fiction when it comes to electric vehicles

The Independent UK

Flash the Qash: Nissan Qashqai Tekna+

Although a Japanese brand, Nissans have been a great British success story, writes Sean O’Grady. Built in Sunderland, with a design team in London, the ubiquitous SUV has been given a definite lift

The Independent UK

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Hybrid cars are having a moment – even though they’re dirtier than we think. What’s behind their popularity?

Just last year, data suggested plug-in hybrid cars were on the way out in Australia. But they’re back. New data shows plug-in hybrids and conventional hybrids combined have overtaken battery electric vehicle sales in the first quarter of 2024. The trend continued during April and May.

The Conversation

Tory Senedd member under investigation over alleged inflated expenses claims

South Wales police investigating after BBC published text messages allegedly from Laura Anne Jones about petrol claims

The Guardian - UK

'Never been harder': job seekers barely scraping by

The cost of rent, food, and petrol are taking a toll on people living on Centrelink payments and forcing them to skip meals and make other difficult choices.

AAP

Canberra fuel still most expensive in the country, report finds

Drivers are still being bled dry at the fuel bowser.

The Canberra Times

South Africa’s largest oil refinery sold for a few cents: will BP and Shell be held accountable for environmental damage?

The sale of the South African Petroleum Refinery (Sapref), jointly owned by multinational energy companies BP and Shell, to the state-owned Central Energy Fund for R1 (five US cents) raises questions about whether the company is evading its social and environmental liabilities.

The Conversation

Godi media is about to change, but it must resist the Lutyens pull

Mainstream media is about to change. It will happen in fits and starts. But it is inevitable.Before I go into the reasons why, let me talk about two terms that Ravish Kumar coined for journalists. The first, godi media, has entered our everyday lexicon. It is a product of the Modi era.…

Newslaundry

The UK’s most expensive supermarket petrol revealed

The RAC analysis found that across all UK forecourts, the average price of petrol fell by 2.4p per litre last month to 147.9

The Independent UK

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AAP

Oh what a feeling! Toyota petrol cars end of the road

Australia's most popular vehicle brand has announced plans to discontinue sales of nine petrol models in favour of hybrid cars due to rising demand.

The Guardian - UK

Asda now the most expensive UK supermarket to buy fuel, study shows

Chain once prided itself on selling the cheapest fuel but RAC analysis shows it is now the dearest

The Independent UK

‘We’ve had enough’: The quaint Surrey village ‘blighted’ by petrol leak contaminating drinking water

A leak at a village petrol station, believed to date back to 2016, is now causing havoc for residents and threatening local businesses, reports Andy Gregory

Evening Standard

Kawasaki Z e-1: silent electric commuter with ‘real bike’ appeal

Reverse and ‘walk’ modes included as standard

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AAP

Petrol giant pairs with Uber to fuel electric car move

The latest electric vehicle partnership may seem unexpected as Uber and BP team up to offer drivers discount pit stops.

AAP

Inflation disappoints and tempers hopes of rate cut

The monthly inflation gauge has bounced higher for a second month, moving the indicator further away from the Reserve Bank's target range.

The Guardian - UK

Plug-in hybrid cars ‘costing £500 a year more to refuel than lab tests suggest’

Analysis of real-world data suggests annual cost of fuelling PHEVs is nearly double manufacturers’ claims

TechRadar

Electric and hybrid cars are more likely to hit pedestrians, according to a new report

A recent study has concluded that electric and hybrid vehicles are twice as likely to be involved in collision with pedestrians.

The Guardian - UK

Electric cars more likely to hit pedestrians than petrol vehicles, study finds

Electric and hybrid vehicles are quieter than cars with combustion engines, making them harder to hear, especially in urban areas

AAP

One in three cars fails real-world fuel emission tests

Testing has shown eight popular vehicles, from petrol hatchbacks to diesel SUVs, produce more emissions than lab tests promised, and some break lab limits.

International Business Times

Platinum Loses Shine Amid BHP's Vast Anglo Bid

Platinum prices are rising due to tight supplies although the metal has fallen out of favour as miner Anglo American seeks to offload assets and fight a vast takeover bid from Australian rival BHP. The metal is used in the manufacture of catalytic converters for high-polluting petrol engines -- but…

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