David McCowen
Motoring Content Director at News.com.au
Motoring content director at @newscomauhq. Professional car guy, amateur motorbike enthusiast, devoted cattle dog dad.
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3 days ago |
dailytelegraph.com.au | James MacSmith |David McCowen
Don't miss out on the headlines from Motoring. Followed categories will be added to My News. The Morning Midas was carrying around 800 electric vehicles from China en route to Mexico when it caught fire about 450km south of Alaska. The US Coast Guard Alaska Division was called to the scene of the unfolding disaster by a distress call at around 3.15pm on Tuesday (local time) and first witnessed smoke coming from the deck of the vessel, where the EVs were said to be stowed.
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1 week ago |
dailytelegraph.com.au | David McCowen
Don't miss out on the headlines from On the Road. Followed categories will be added to My News. Having grown to become the world’s largest manufacturer of hybrid and electric vehicles, BYD will handle Australian operations directly, running its own show from July 1. BYD established its brand in Australia with compact and affordable electric cars such as the Atto 3 and the Dolphin before moving into $60,000 territory with the BYD Seal electric sedan and Shark 6 plug-in hybrid ute.
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1 week ago |
dailytelegraph.com.au | David McCowen
Don't miss out on the headlines from On the Road. Followed categories will be added to My News. While some of us were baking sourdough or binge-watching Tiger King, car makers were crafting next-generation vehicles. In Mazda’s case, that meant the bold effort to make its largest and most expensive cars yet, a family of sophisticated SUVs with six-cylinder engines and near-enough to six-figure price tags representing its most ambitious project in years.
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1 week ago |
news.com.au | David McCowen
Remember the pandemic? While some of us were baking sourdough or binge-watching Tiger King, car makers were crafting next-generation vehicles. In Mazda’s case, that meant the bold effort to make its largest and most expensive cars yet, a family of sophisticated SUVs with six-cylinder engines and near-enough to six-figure price tags representing its most ambitious project in years.
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2 weeks ago |
theaustralian.com.au | David McCowen
Tesla’s “full self driving” feature looks set to hit Australia following successful tests on local roads. The EV giant published a video on X.com of a Tesla Model 3 with prototype software successful negotiating busy streets in inner-city Melbourne. FSD (Supervised) testing in Melbourne, AustraliaAnd yes, that’s a hook turn pic.twitter.com/tjakHvRohP— Tesla AI (@Tesla_AI) May 16, 2025It even nailed the “hook turn” that frustrates interstate travellers.
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Tuned into @radiolemans while walking Shelby the cattle dog on a glorious Sunday morning in Sydney… bring on @Bathurst12hour in three weeks time! @RSL_Studio @specutainment #Dubai24HSeries
The BYD Shark redefines what a ute can be. Congratulations @BYDCompany on its Car of the Year award. https://t.co/YNxudr1fKv https://t.co/IhN1cEnVSU
