Chips are down: Why the world could run out of new cars
An acute shortage of semiconductor chips has prompted Morgan Stanley to seriously suggest the world could run out of new cars.
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James Fernyhough is a reporter at RenewEconomy and The Driven. He has worked at The Australian Financial Review and the Financial Times, and is interested in all things related to climate change and the transition to a low-carbon economy.
The Australian trucking industry has begun to turn electric
Australia’s trucking industry is making moves to go electric, and the switch will deliver clear socio-economic, environmental and health-related benefits.
Tesla’s carbon credit windfall to shrink as rival car-makers clean up their act
The hit may not be great news for Tesla shareholders, but it is a positive sign European car makers are edging towards decarbonisation.
By 2030, it won’t make sense to own a petrol or diesel car
Even if powered by e-fuels, internal combustion engine vehicles will cost more, and emit more, than EVs in 2030.
Electric cars could help lower household electricity prices in Germany, study finds
Electric mobility in Germany could lead to lower household electricity prices, finds new research by Fraunhofer institutes.
Make everyone pay road user tax, not just EVs: car industry
Car makers call for a single national road user charge for all types of vehicles, a move they say would set up the country for electrification.
The sobering truth about April’s record auto sales
EV sales in Australia increased five-fold from April 2020, but digging into the numbers reveals a sobering truth.
“Historic opportunity:” NSW hints at EV incentives and petrol car sales ban
Transport minister Andrew Constance says NSW will support the acceleration of clean transport rather than hinder it, and may consider a ban on ICE sales.
Can Victoria hit its ambitious 50% electric vehicle target?
Victoria has set an ambitious 50% target new EV sales by 2030. But how ambitious is that target? And is it feasible?
Solar Victoria opens portal for Australia’s first EV subsidy
Solar Victoria opens registrations for $3,000 zero emissions vehicle rebate, and hints that the subsidy may change after initial 4,000 target is met.