It’s taken Tesla just 10 years to end Ice Age for Big Auto and Big Oil
Tesla turns 10 as a listed company, and becomes the most value car company in the world as investors dial in the end of the ICE age for Big Oil and Big Auto.
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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.
NSW review recommends road tax for electric vehicles, idea branded a “dud”
NSW financial review panel led by CSIRO chair recommends road user charges for EVs, but the idea is rejected as a very strange and dud idea.
Australia’s luxury car tax threshold quietly lifted for electric vehicles
Luxury car tax on low and zero emissions cars in Australia is quietly relaxed, giving EVs bigger break than fossil fuel cars for first time in decade.
Some time soon, Australian EV owners may be able to sell power back to the grid
Energy market rule-maker flags moves to allow vehicle to grid charging from electric cars, and cites some interesting new trials.
Tesla Model 3 deemed too quick for NSW government employees
NSW energy minister has a Model 3, but bureaucrats won't share the pleasure because they are deemed too fast for state government fleet.
Zoox alors! Cannon-Brookes cashes in as Amazon chases Tesla on robo-taxis
Cannon-Brookes-backed upstart Zoox bought out by Amazon, as big players battle for supremacy in the autonomous driving market.
Plug-in hybrids may not be delivering emissions cuts, new report finds
New report shows plug-in hybrids consume up to five times advertised fuel consumption, usually because the battery is often not charged.
“Best car I’ve ever driven”: NSW energy minister’s new car is Tesla Model 3
NSW energy and environment minister Matt Kean's new government car is a Tesla Model 3, and he believes he is the first minister in the country to have an EV.
CSIRO says Australia’s car fleet could be fully electric by 2050
CSIRO says Australia's car fleet could be fully electric by 2050 under "step change" scenario being modelled by grid operator, and hit more than 70% of new car sales by 2030.
Australia risks becoming dumping ground for world’s heavy polluting cars
Australia risks becoming dumping ground for world's worst polluting vehicles because of absence of fuel and vehicle efficiency standards, according to BloombergNEF.