Perrottet flags “holistic” approach to electric vehicle road tax in NSW
NSW treasurer Dominic Perrottet says the state will take a more "nuanced" approach to taxing electric vehicles in the upcoming state budget.
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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.
“This is not a war on petrol:” Nissan Australia laments lack of EV policy direction
Nissan says Victoria EV tax due in July will discourage investment in the technology at a crucial time for Australia's already lagging market.
“Honest government ad” takes aim at EV misinformation
Juice Media's "honest government ad" takes aim at the misinformation surrounding electric vehicles in Australia.
Cross-party MPs call for EV charging stations at Parliament House in Canberra
Cross-party MPs say more must be done to accelerate adoption of electric vehicles in Australia, and setting an example at Parliament House is a good start.
Honda to target 100% electric sales in US by 2040
Honda announces it will only sell electric vehicles in the US from 2040, namely battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
Four out of five Australians want electric vehicles, and most are happy to pay more
Australians are keen to make the switch to electric vehicles, but see bad government policies as holding back uptake, according to a new study.
Plug-in electric vehicles now dominate fleet purchases in Europe
In some European countries, plug-in electric cars account for 86 per cent of corporate fleet purchases. Here's why.
Australia’s lack of EV policy could lead to repeat of ‘railway gauge’ muddle
Car industry agrees on need for unified federal EV policy to fend off pre-Federation style interstate chaos. But the federal government isn't listening.
Victoria’s road tax plan dubbed “worst EV policy in the world”
Major electric vehicle makers and other stakeholders issue joint declaration that Victorian plan to tax electric vehicles is "worst EV policy in the world".
The scary climate assumptions driving Toyota’s go slow on electric cars
Toyota's go slow on the rollout of pure battery electric vehicles appears based on the assumption of a climate catastrophe.