“This is about freedom of choice:” Bowen moves to break down barriers to EVs
Labor opens path for fuel emission standards, to remove one of the biggest barriers to the uptake of electric cars in Australia.
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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.
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Fisker says Pear EV will be a “futuristic little space shuttle”
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