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TheDriven.io stands out as Australia’s top source for news, insights, and updates on electric vehicles and the shift towards zero-emissions transportation. This website is your go-to for the latest information on electric cars you might consider purchasing, as well as industry developments. It attracts a wide audience, including both industry professionals and everyday readers. In the fiscal year 21/22, the site welcomed over 750,000 unique visitors each month, and in 2021 alone, it recorded more than 16 million page views.

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How to accelerate the uptake of EVs, and make it socially fair

4 days ago | thedriven.io | Sören Amelang

The new German government could implement its planned support for electric car purchases in a socially fair manner without an additional burden on public coffers, argues a report commissioned by a group of climate and social welfare NGOs.“Socially just and climate-friendly electric mobility is feasible. Politicians must finally help to make small, climate-friendly cars in particular more affordable,” the NGOs said.
Musk says he will stay at Tesla, wonders why EV customers would care about his politics

2 weeks ago | thedriven.io | Giles Parkinson

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he is not planning to go anywhere – apart from maybe Mars – at least in the short term, and declared that he will continue to be the boss at the EV and battery storage company for at least another five years. In two different interviews with Bloomberg and CNBC at an event in Qatar, Musk also declared that the future growth in Tesla lay in autonomy – both for the company’s EVs and the Optimus humanoid robot the company is developing.
"We were surprised:" Electric trucks ready to overtake diesel on lifetime cost

2 weeks ago | thedriven.io | Amalyah Hart

New research from the University of Exeter, UK, has found that electric trucks are on course to overtake diesel equivalents on lifetime cost, much sooner than expected. The study also found that coordination between governments on policies such as zero-emissions vehicle mandates could bring the cost parity tipping point forward by up to two and a half years.
The Driven Podcast: Will the new Model Y save Tesla?

3 weeks ago | thedriven.io | Giles Parkinson

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Global EV sales to hit 20 million in 2025, as prices hit parity in key markets

3 weeks ago | thedriven.io | Amalyah Hart

Nearly one in four cars sold this year globally will be electric, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest Global EV Outlook, with the EV market expected to take a 40 per cent share by 2030. The latest annual report, released on Wednesday, forecasts that worldwide sales will surpass 20 million this year, helped along by price parity between EVs and petrol and diesel versions in many key markets, particularly in China and Asia.
How Tesla surrendered its dominance of Australia's EV market

3 weeks ago | thedriven.io | Giles Parkinson

It wasn’t that long ago that Tesla was – without a shadow of a doubt – the dominant force in Australia’s nascent electric vehicle market. In fact, some would argue that it was, for all intents and purposes, the Australian EV market. In early 2023 Tesla still dominated with more than 68 per cent of new electric car sales in Australia, and it retained more than a 50 per cent EV market share until September that year, and again as recently as March, 2024, when it had 57 per cent.
World's best selling EV is now even better, and it costs less

4 weeks ago | thedriven.io | Giles Parkinson

“We don’t talk politics, we just talk product.” The Tesla marketing people are making very clear what the rules are as they host another group of journalists for the official Australian launch of the new Model Y electric SUV. Just as well, then, that they have a product that is well worth talking about. Tesla has changed what the world thinks about electric vehicles, and also what it thinks about the transition to renewables.
Tesla expects "big things" from new Model Y sales as first Australia deliveries start

1 month ago | thedriven.io | Giles Parkinson

The head of Tesla Australia Thom Drew says the company is hoping for “big things” as deliveries of the long awaited “new” or refreshed Model Y begin in Australia this week. “I can’t report on the sales numbers until we actually get the deliveries out the door,” Drew told The Driven on Wednesday at a media launch event for the Model Y. “We have just had the first vessel arrive … the vehicles start delivery this week …. with over 3,500 cars on board. There’s more to come over the (June) quarter.
EV sales remain weak in April as Tesla plunges and BYD takes the lead

1 month ago | thedriven.io | Giles Parkinson |Riz Akhtar

The slow start to electric vehicle sales in Australia in 2025 continued into April, with the ongoing plunge in Tesla EV sales offsetting gains from a slew of new models brought to the market by other suppliers. The latest data released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) and Electric Vehicle Council (EVC) shows that 6,010 EVs were sold in Australia in April.
Tesla sales plunge again in April, down stunning 75 pct over year before

1 month ago | thedriven.io | Giles Parkinson

Sales of Tesla electric vehicles have plunged again in the month of April, down 75 per cent from the year earlier period to just 500 for the month. The sales fall affected both the Model Y electric SUV, ahead of the local launch of the much anticipated refresh model, and the Model 3 sedan. The data released on Monday by the Electric Vehicle Council shows that just 280 Model Ys were delivered in Australian in April, and 220 Model 3s.