Australia electric vehicle registrations jump 62 pct in last year, latest data says
New electric vehicle registrations - including plug-in hybrids and battery-electric - jumped 62% in the last financial year, stats bureau says.
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Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model Y and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.
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Explainer: Which Australian states offer the best incentives to buy EVs?
There’s a growing gap between the states in the potential savings on offer from governments when buying an EV. Let’s take a look.
“No future for ICE cars:” Volvo urges Australian government to follow NSW lead
Volvo Australia urges federal and state governments to follow EV policy lead of NSW, which it says is a "significant step in the right direction."
Victoria to add 100 destination EV chargers with $5 million state funding
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JET Charge to “dramatically increase” NSW operations in response to EV policy
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