Detroit, the home of the US car industry, has opened a stretch of road that wirelessly charges electric vehicles. Fourteenth street, a 400-metre strip of public road just west of downtown Detroit, is claimed to be the first road in the country with inductive charging coils under the bitumen toContinue Reading
Australian’s love affair with utes continued in the first quarter of this year, but there are signs that electric vehicles are starting to make an impact. Here are the winners and losers in the new-car market. HOT Utes The cost of living crisis doesn’t appear to have hit tradies, ifContinue Reading
Pharmacists will be allowed to charge $20 to prescribe some drugs including the contraceptive pill and deliver travel vaccinations and under a push by Victoria and NSW to slash waiting times to see a GP. NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet and Victorian Premier Dan Andrews will join forces at Friday’s nationalContinue Reading
A new cut-price SUV is headed to Australia. Suzuki Australia has confirmed the arrival of the new Fronx pint-sized SUV, which will compete against vehicles such as the Kia Stonic and Hyundai Venue. It will fill the void left by the little cheap and cheerful Baleno hatchback that exited theContinue Reading
Toyota’s HiLux has been crowned the country’s best-selling vehicle for the seventh year in a row. The HiLux has spearheaded a bumper year for Toyota, which was named Australia’s favourite brand for the 20th consecutive year, notching up 231,050 sales. Overall, Australians bought 1,081,429 vehicles last year, a three perContinue Reading