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VW CEO says diesel too cheap for more ambitious clean transport targets

Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess at new Golf world premiere in Wolfsburg, 2019. Source: VW

VW boss Diess says diesel must become more expensive to allow for faster transition of car industry to comply with climate targets proposed by EU.

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Volocopter offers reservations for commercial air taxi flights

German urban air mobility start-up Volocopter opens up reservations for world’s first public electric air taxi flights, costing €300 ($A487) a piece.

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It’s big, says Musk, as more experts share predictions for Tesla Battery Day

Two more Tesla experts give insight into what Battery Day could bring, with focus on larger, longer battery cells that could lift range and bring down costs.

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Battery Day webinar: The EV transition and Australia’s policy choices

Free webinar following Battery Day and Australia's Technology Roadmap to look at policy opportunities for EVs for consumers, technology providers and authorities.

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Top four plug-in vehicles sold in Australia are all-electric

Four pure electric vehicles top the sales ladder for plug-in electric passenger vehicles in Australia, The Driven can reveal.

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Nissan to bring 62kWh Leaf e+ electric car to Australia in 2021

Nissan confirms it will bring the 62kWh Nissan Leaf e+ into Australia in early 2021.

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Germany raises tax on high-emission cars, but critics say it’s just cosmetic

Germany agrees to reform of motor vehicle tax to take into account CO2 emissions, but critics say it will add little to cost of cars like Porsche 911.