BYD Denza Z9S Targets Tesla With 1,100km Range

BYD Denza Z9S Targets Tesla With 1,100km Range

BYD has turned up the pressure on Tesla and China’s crowded premium-EV field with the launch of the Denza Z9S, a large electric sedan claiming as much as 1,100km of range on China’s CLTC test cycle. The headline number needs the usual test-cycle caveat, but the...
Tesla FSD Hits 160 Million Kilometres Down Under

Tesla FSD Hits 160 Million Kilometres Down Under

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Supervised software has passed a major real-world milestone in Australia and New Zealand, with owners clocking more than 160 million kilometres during its first year in the two markets. The scale of that rollout makes this one of the region’s...
BYD Privacy Rewrite Puts Connected-Car Data in Focus

BYD Privacy Rewrite Puts Connected-Car Data in Focus

BYD has rewritten its Australian privacy policy, removing references to China and surveillance just as connected-car data becomes a bigger issue for drivers, regulators and the wider electric-vehicle industry. The change, reported by ABC’s Four Corners on 22...
Tesla Cybercab Lands in Sydney as Driverless Law Lags

Tesla Cybercab Lands in Sydney as Driverless Law Lags

Tesla’s Cybercab has arrived in Sydney today, bringing one of the world’s most radical autonomous-vehicle concepts directly into an Australian showroom. With no steering wheel, no accelerator and no brake pedal, the two-seat electric vehicle is designed around the...
BYD Shark 6 Hack Exposes Australia’s Smart-Car Gap

BYD Shark 6 Hack Exposes Australia’s Smart-Car Gap

A controlled hack of a BYD Shark 6 has put connected-car security firmly on Australia’s EV agenda. In an investigation published on Monday, ABC’s Four Corners asked Canberra automotive cybersecurity specialist Dan Hreszczuk to examine the plug-in hybrid ute. After two...
Tesla Reopens Roadster Orders Ahead of October Reveal

Tesla Reopens Roadster Orders Ahead of October Reveal

Tesla has switched the order book for its long-delayed next-generation Roadster back on, giving the electric halo car fresh momentum less than two weeks before a planned October 1 reveal. The move is more than a website update: after years of shifting timelines, Tesla...