The Daily Drop

Car news and new car technology, every morning — with an Aussie angle where it matters. Short, sourced, no fluff.

Every morning we round up the stories that matter to drivers: new car technology, EVs and hybrids, robotaxis and autonomy, and the cars coming to the US and Australia. Yesterday's news, done in minutes — then you're back on the road.

Waymo cracks 1,133 registered Texas robotaxis as Tesla answers, BYD Atto 2 DM-i becomes Australia's cheapest PHEV, Sealion 7 joins vehicle-to-grid, and Suzuki plots a plug-in range-extender

The Texas robotaxi scoreboard's biggest single-day jump yet; BYD's Atto 2 DM-i undercuts every other plug-in hybrid in Australia at $24,990; the Sealion 7 starts paying its way via Amber's V2G trial; and Suzuki's "REEV Light" could make its small cars EV-like.

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