Pollution from Australia’s dirty trucks is killing people, and should be banned from major cities
Pollution from Australia's dirty trucking fleet is killing people and should be banned from cities. And most people would probably agree.
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Who’s taking the global lead on electric car sales – and why?
Europe, China and the US are currently in a race to top global electric vehicle sales. Ultimately, who wins comes down to regulatory standards and incentives.
France to tackle EV affordability with leasing offer cheaper than weekly petrol bill
Low-income French drivers to access 100 euros a month EV leasing scheme, less than the cost of the average petrol bill.
All new car sales must be electric by 2027 for Sydney to meet climate targets, think tank says
Report finds 100% of new car sales must be electric vehicles by 2027 if the NSW capital is to have any chance of meeting its net-zero targets.
Australia is failing on all three vehicle pollution controls
What are vehicle greenhouse emission standards and why are they important?
The road to new fuel efficiency rules is filled with potholes. Here’s how to avoid them
Without a robust set of mandatory transport emissions standards, Australia’s dependence on fossil fuels will deepen, and reaching our emissions reduction goals will become harder.
Transport is blind spot in the vision for achieving net-zero by 2050
Australia has made substantial progress in reducing emissions from electricity, but transport emissions are increasing. Here are some things to do.
VW: If we had fuel standards today, we could bring in electric cars tomorrow
VW Australia boss says fuel emissions standards will unlock the supply of EVs in Australia - almost immediately.
Bank Australia sets date to cease petrol and diesel car loans
Bank Australia to stop loaning money for new cars fuelled by petrol or diesel within three years.
“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.