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Do electric cars greatly increase the average mass of cars on the road? Not in Australia
New report finds claims that EVs are heavier don’t stack up in Australia, where sales of fossil-fuelled vehicles skew towards large and heavy utes and SUVs.
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We compared land transport options for net zero. Hands down, electric rail is best
Two new papers find electric rail is hands down the land transport mode with the lowest emissions intensity for both passengers and freight.
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Australian passenger vehicle emissions 50% higher than rest of world – and it’s getting worse
New study suggests Australia will fall well short of 2050 net-zero emission target for road transport. To hit it, policies have to be intensified and supported.
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Why electric trucks, not hydrogen, are our best bet to cut road transport emissions
We looked at the fleet-averaged life-cycle emissions of three Australian truck sizes and three technologies – diesel, hydrogen and electric. Here’s what we found.
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Too big, too heavy and too slow to change: road transport is way off track for net zero
Sales of large, heavy vehicles such as SUVs and utes are growing in Australia. This is a big problem.
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The road to new fuel efficiency rules is filled with potholes. Here’s how to avoid them
Without a robust set of mandatory transport emissions standards, Australia’s dependence on fossil fuels will deepen, and reaching our emissions reduction goals will become harder.