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Chinese EV manufacturer BYD hasn’t just outsold Tesla, it has outsmarted the entire industry. Picture: AFP

Friend, 20 readers, and the Sultan of Kensington’s second cousin’s bean counter – strap in. The David vs. Goliath (spoiler: David brought a charging network and 20% cheaper ­batteries) battle for world domination of the auto industry is over. The EV Hunger Games has been won.  ...


Lando Norris drives his McLaren to victory in a rain-soaked Melbourne Grand Prix. Picture: Getty Images

It was bigger than a footy player’s night out in Bali. A Melbourne Monsoon. There were 444,631 persons in real life and about a billion more watching on Kayo. The first GP in world history to have three red flags. Six drivers deciding to stop for a ciggie. A bloke who just got ...


Red Bull’s Max Verstappen gets in a practise lap on the Melbourne circuit on Friday. Picture: David Caird

Behind the scenes of tomorrow’s F1 season opener in the Albert Park Arena there’s more drama playing out than in any episode of the Real Housewives of Azerbaijan. It’s not just the Mercedes and Ferrari flexi-wing scandals or Mad Max’s frustrations. A far more existential crisis...


You can download apps to find the location of EV charging stations near you. Picture: Getty Images

New figures show that sales of electric vehicles are going down faster than my enthusiasm for Dry July by July 2. “We are now two months into the government’s New Vehicle Efficiency Standard and, while the supply of battery electric vehicles has risen dramatically, consumer dem...


Ferrari F1 driver Lewis Hamilton makes a pitstop during day one of testing at Bahrain International Circuit this week. Picture: Getty Images

The world’s most profitable car company wants to be a handbag company. Ferrari makes 13,752 cars a year, yet it’s the seventh largest carmaker by market cap: $110bn vs General Motors at $80bn, Stellantis at $85bn and BMW at $95bn. General Motors made six million cars. Stellanti...


Ed Craven, left, and Bijan Tehrani founded online casino Stake and have invested some of their $4.2bn into the Sauber F1 team. Picture: Julian Kingman

It’s green light on and the bunny’s away at 1pm next month on the bumpy streets of Aughtie and Lakeside Drives, Albert Park, the Logan City of Victoria. Only one team, Aussie owned, has had a porn actress as part of its marketing. Only one team, has a woke, anti-petrol Australi...


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You’re here because you read Motoring in The Weekend Australian or you made a mistake and were looking for an important John Connolly. Either way, this is really the overflow section of my column, so you will be able to read the latest out of date car news, see lots of photos of cars and merry go rounds that you will never be able to afford and some travel reviews that include some of the worst bars and cafes in the world. Just what you need to help you through the day if you can’t afford the alternative. John [email protected] 

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