Dumping ground: Labor rejects car emissions standards to avoid another scare campaign
Australia will continue to be a dumping ground for dirty and inefficient vehicles that are expensive to run with Labor reportedly about to dump its policy.
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Giles Parkinson is founder and editor of The Driven, and also edits and founded the Renew Economy and One Step Off The Grid web sites. He has been a journalist for nearly 40 years, is a former business and deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review, and owns a Tesla Model 3.
Giles Parkinson is founder and editor of The Driven, and also edits and founded the Renew Economy and One Step Off The Grid web sites. He has been a journalist for nearly 40 years, is a former business and deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review, and owns a Tesla Model 3.
Germany’s stunning new EV targets under “traffic light” coalition of SDP, Greens and business
Germany's new "traffic light" coalition of social democrats, greens and business parties unveils plan to have 15 million fully electric cars on the road by 2030.
UQ seeks 500 Tesla owners to gauge how EVs could act as grid batteries
UQ-led study seeks 500 Tesla owners to gauge daily use and the capacity to use the EV batteries to support the grid and the roll out of renewables.
The Driven Podcast: Bill Shorten on his new Tesla, and what it did to his weekend
Bill Shorten may no longer be leader of the Labor Party, but he does own a Tesla, becoming the first federal MP to go electric as part of his parliamentary package. Did it ruin his weekend?
Will Tesla build a Gigafactory in Australia? Cannon-Brookes has suggested it to Musk
Would Tesla build a Gigafactory in Australia? Software billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes says he has suggested it to Musk.
EVs and autonomy: Why it will make no sense to buy your own electric car
Cars are expensive because they are driven less than one hour a day. Fleet and shared cars, however, can offer paybacks on EVs in just six months.
Bill Shorten has white Tesla Model 3, first MP to get EV in parliamentary fleet
Former Labor leader Bill Shorten owns a white Model 3, the first federal MP to get an electric car through the parliamentary leasing program.
Why Tesla may roll out a $15,000 electric car by 2025
Tesla could take advantage of its high margins and trillion-dollar market value by delivering a no frills $15,000 EV by 2025.
Transgrid and Zenobe to power Australia’s biggest electric bus depot
Transgrid and Zenobe to power biggest electric bus depot in Australia with mix of onsite solar, battery storage and fast-chargers.
Australia’s most generous EV support package passed into law
NSW EV rebate and stamp duty exemptions, and transit lane priority, passed by state parliament.