Policy

How bad are carbon-belching SUVs for the climate and for our health?

How bad are carbon-belching SUVs for the climate and for our health?

We may be underestimating just how bad carbon-belching SUVs are for the climate – and for our health.
Rapid shift to EVs can save 24,000 lives and $148 billion over next two decades

Rapid shift to EVs can save 24,000 lives and $148 billion over next two decades

New research shows EVs will save thousands of lives and improve the health of millions of Australians just by reducing air pollution.
Utes and SUVs are obliterating EV emissions reduction gains

Utes and SUVs are obliterating EV emissions reduction gains

SUV and ute sales are decimating the small gains in transport emissions reductions being made by Australia’s slow EV uptake.
Australia is failing on electric vehicles. California shows it’s possible to pick up the pace

Australia is failing on electric vehicles. California shows it’s possible to pick up the pace

In Australia, EV uptake is one eighth the rate of California. Here’s why local concerns about the EV transition are outdated.
Fleets called on to take advantage of EV transition incentives

Fleets called on to take advantage of EV transition incentives

Australasian fleet association calls on NSW fleet operators to take advantage of the latest round of EV incentives.
Toyota ranks last in global green car report, accused of anti-climate lobbying

Toyota ranks last in global green car report, accused of anti-climate lobbying

Global report ranks Toyota at the bottom of the pile on decarbonisation, while another damning report exposes the carmaker’s anti-climate lobbying efforts.
Polluter pays: How Norway became the global leader in the electric vehicle transition

Polluter pays: How Norway became the global leader in the electric vehicle transition

In Norway, almost nine in ten new car sales are electric. How did it get there?
World EV Day: How to move without fossil-fuelled transport

World EV Day: How to move without fossil-fuelled transport

The first auto show took place in 1901, not long after petrol cars were invented. Now there is a lot more cleaning to do than picking up manure from the streets.