Ed Lynch-Bell is Principal at Second Mouse, dedicated to building more sustainable energy tech and mobility products, services and businesses. Ed is also a co-host of the Melbourne and Sydney EV Meet-ups, bringing the e-mobility industry together.

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Crisis? What crisis? The solution to our liquid fuel import problem comes from the sun

Every truck we electrify and every ICE car we replace with a bicycle reduces our demand for fossil fuels and stretches out our fuel reserves without adding to them.

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German car makers may get green steel loophole for EV targets as policy summit looms

The German government is examining the idea of relaxing EU CO2 fleet emission limits for carmakers that use green steel made in Europe in their production.

6 min

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Australia needs to drop its obsession with large EVs if it wants to meet climate targets

Australia needs regulatory and policy changes that focus on encouraging small EVs, not large ones, if it is to meet its big climate targets.

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Australia needs five million EVs on its roads to meet 2035 climate target: Here’s how to do it

Australia is counting on having five million EVs on its road to meet its 2035 climate target. We are a long way behind, so here's how it could be done.

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First you need a vision, then you can think about a universal road user charge

A well constructed road user charge may be great policy, but it is also terrible politics. Exposing people to the real costs of something they have never had to think about will always be challenging.

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10 reasons why Labor’s proposed EV-only Road User Tax is bad policy

The proposed Road User Tax is a political dog-whistle that will have the fossil fuel industry laughing all the way to the bank. Here are 10 reasons why it is bad policy.

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Is a road user charge for EVs really the best the Productivity Summit can do?

If introducing a road user charge for electric vehicles is the best we can do out of the Productivity Summit, then God help this country.

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Charge ahead: Road taxes may be closer than they appear

Infrastructure and transport groups agree on a road-user charge as a concept, but disagree on when it should be introduced, who should pay and whether petrol and diesel vehicle drivers should be charged more.

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‘Don’t slam brakes on EVs’: Sparks fly over push for road user charges

Federal treasurer is being urged to adopt user charges for electric cars to help pay for road maintenance EV charging, but advocates say any such charge should be universal.

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Road tax floated for EV users ahead of economic summit

A tax on electric car drivers to help pay for road maintenance is 'sensible' as fewer petrol cars enter the market, a federal frontbencher says.

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