Policy
Tesla gets seat on car lobby board, as Toyota steps away from chair
EV car giant Tesla gains seat on board of Australia’s main car lobby for the first time, as local head of Toyota Australia steps down as chair.
EV Council says vehicle standard needs to catch up with rest of world before 2030
EV Council calls for a strong vehicle efficiency standard by 2024. It says the government should resist calls for concessions from petrol and diesel car lobby groups.
Hydrogen and cow manure: Japanese auto leaders still can’t see the electric future
Despite the global shift to electric vehicles, Japan’s top car executives are still singing from the same hymn sheet on hydrogen. It could spell catastrophe for Japan’s economy.
Petrol and diesel carmakers spend $4.5 billion on sport sponsorship, much of it greenwash
New report says petrol and diesel car makers are using sports sponsorships to greenwash their polluting products. It says ICE car ads should be banned in the same way as tobacco products.
Musk meets Macron as France lobbies for Tesla factory
French President Emmanuel Macron has pitched France as an ideal location for a future Tesla factory after meeting with Elon Musk in Paris.
