David Waterworth is a researcher and writer, a retired school teacher who continues to provoke thought through his writing. He divides his time between looking after his grandchildren and trying to make sure they have a planet to live on. He is long on Tesla.

Mind if I smoke? Kicking the petrol habit is no idling matter

The health cost from petrol fumes is enormous. Yet people still run and cycle alongside highways, breathing air clogged with pollutants.

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Jaguar unveils electric Range Rover, but will pay Tesla for carbon credits

Jaguar Land Rover announces first all-electric Range Rover, but will still have to pay Tesla for carbon emissions credits in the short term.

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Policy

Tough car emissions ceilings could get us well on the road to net-zero

Fuel emissions standards would save drivers money, increase the range of cars on offer and cost the government little.

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Australia could save nearly $500 billion with big switch to electric vehicles

New analysis shows Australia could massively slash of transport pollution - by almost $500 billion by 2035 - by accelerating a switch to electric vehicles.

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Kean predicts “EV revolution” in NSW as rebates and exemptions become law

NSW's ambitious electric vehicle strategy has been enshrined in law, establishing the state as the best place to buy an EV in Australia.

NSW Minister for Transport and Roads Andrew Constance, NSW Minister for Energy and Environment Matt Kean and NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet in Sydney. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett)

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Australia’s most generous EV support package passed into law

NSW EV rebate and stamp duty exemptions, and transit lane priority, passed by state parliament.

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“Not a hair shirt in sight”: Johnson throws another $2 billion at rapid EV transition

Boris Johnson says green is good. "We will be driving cars ... but our cars will be electric gliding silently around our cities ... and not a hair shirt in sight."