Policy
Australia’s obsession with dirty utes is creating an emissions and health crisis
Australia’s obsession with utes is hampering efforts to decarbonise our transport. While emissions decline in other sectors transport emissions are still going up thanks largely to utes.
EVs to grab 35 pct share of world’s biggest car market as crisis looms for legacy brands
EVs tipped to grab 35% share of new car sales in China – the world’s biggest market – this year, precipitating a crisis for petrol and diesel car makers.
China delays new pollution standard to appease overstocked car dealers
After originally planning to implement new vehicle pollution standards in July, the Chinese government appears to have capitulated to the demands of auto dealers who are swamped with non-compliant vehicles.
Environmental and consumer groups demand Toyota go all electric, stop lobbying
54 advocacy groups from 26 countries have signed an open letter to Toyota’s incoming CEO calling for the phase out of fossil fuel powered cars, and an end to obstructive lobbying.
Legacy auto faces disaster in China with unsellable cars as pollution crunch looms
Potentially millions of petrol and diesel cars may become unsellable in world’s biggest car market as China moves to new pollution standards and EV demand booms.
“Disguise, defeat and deny:” Toyota loses appeal and must pay $1.3bln for dodgy diesel filters
Federal Court orders Toyota to compensate customers with faulty diesel particulate filters. But there is no compensation to those forced to breathe polluted air.
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