The EV company offers a low-cost pickup truck. © Slate Automotive Slate Auto, an electric vehicle startup based out of Troy, Mich., has garnered the attention of high-profile investors like Amazon’s Jeff Bezos. But its product is far from flashy: a no-frills, two-seater pickup truck with a base price under $20,000. The vehicle doesn’t have […]
Elon Musk Announces Starlink’s Expansion to Saudi Arabia During Trump’s Mideast Tour
Elon Musk attends a “coffee ceremony” while visiting U.S. President Donald Trump at the Saudi Royal Court on May 13, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Win McNamee/Getty Images Starlink, the satellite internet venture run by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, already operates the world’s largest constellation with more than 7,000 satellites in low-Earth orbit. Now, the service […]
Tesla Australia welcomes more EV competition despite sales slump
Tesla may be Australia’s number-one electric vehicle (EV) brand, but it has entered 2025 weakened as more rivals seem to arrive every day. Nevertheless, the company says fiercer competition is a good thing for the industry. The American brand’s sales have been in decline for the past 12 months, during which time several rival manufacturers […]
The EVs with the longest range in Australia
Driving range has long been a key consideration for new car buyers chasing their first (or next) electric vehicle (EV) – after all, nobody wants to suffer from ‘range anxiety’. The good news is that modern EVs can cover more ground than ever before, and the local battery-electric vehicle market now includes several new models […]
2025 Tesla Model Y review
Ah, Tesla. That old chestnut. It’s been roughly a year since the latest updated Tesla model hit our shores in the form of the Model 3 mid-size electric sedan, and a lot has happened since then. Among those were the brand’s owner becoming perhaps the most controversial figure worldwide, perhaps excluding Donald Trump, and its […]
Tesla Australia says it’s focused on cars, not Elon Musk
Tesla’s Australian division says its main focus right now is to get people behind the wheel of its cars, including the facelifted Tesla Model Y, amid persistent US reports about the electric vehicle (EV) company’s controversial CEO Elon Musk and his involvement with the Trump administration. While it’s impossible to draw direct correlations between Mr […]