Mitsubishi has released more details about its second major debut planned for August's Moscow Auto Salon, the all-new Mitsubishi Challenger seven-seater mid-sized SUV. The Mitsubishi Challenger, as it is known in the Australian market, will carry a different name in other markets: it is known as the Montero Sport in South America, the Nativa in Latin America and the Pajero Sport in other non-Spanish speaking markets.

The NRMA released a report today on the future of Australia's oil dependence, with calls for oil consumption to fall to 50% of their current levels by 2050. Dubbed the Jamison report, the material was written and collated by four prominent academics and includes a 12-step roadmap to achieving the goal of reduced oil consumption.

Poor fuel economy and high conversion costs, even with government subsidy, are some of the arguments against converting a car to run on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), a widely-known alternative fuel found in abundance in Australia. A new system, called Just Think Green, developed by Australian LPG Warehouse promises to remedy the fuel economy issue, and says the system is cost-effective thanks to the lower price of LPG fuel compared to petrol.

The government today released a green paper for its proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), including in its report a decision to reduce the excise on petrol on a cent-for-cent basis against the carbon emissions trading scheme for the first three years. The overall result will ensure that fuel prices won’t be affected by the new emissions trading scheme, which is set to come into effect in 2010.

Diesel power, stability control and more airbags as standard equipment are the tools Holden is using to add value and draw more customers to its Epica midsize sedan. Backing up the new engine and safety features is a new automatic transmission and fresh styling.