Western Australia to build Australia’s longest electric vehicle charging route
WA to build the country's longest EV charging network, and sets 25% government fleet target, but the lack of ambition disappoints environmental groups.
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Giles Parkinson is founder and editor of The Driven, and also edits and founded the Renew Economy and One Step Off The Grid web sites. He has been a journalist for nearly 40 years, is a former business and deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review, and owns a Tesla Model 3.
Victoria petrol and diesel cars to get ICE-y reception in EV parking spots
Combustion engine and non-pluggable hybrid vehicles could be fined if found parking in electric car parking spots.
NSW and ACT ministers play it cool on electric car tax
Senior ministers in NSW and the ACT extinguish ideas of following other states in adding an EV tax, a move that is at odds with other jurisdictions around the world.
Plugged In: EV tax shock, EV vision, new fast charger, self-driving shuttle
Weekly wrap-up of Australian EV news, including tax backlash, the EV Vision conference, new fast chargers, and a self-driving shuttle trial.
Flannery: “Profound” tax reform needed to encourage EVs in Australia
Australia's tax system urgently needs reform to encourage electric vehicle uptake to help address rising emissions, says Tim Flannery.
Climate deniers are claiming EVs are bad for the environment — again. Here’s why they’re wrong
Organisations associated with fossil fuel funding are trying to apply the brakes to the transportation sector’s transition towards cleaner vehicles.
The world is phasing out petrol and diesel cars, and Australia is a long way behind
The world's timeline for EV phase-outs is getting bigger and creeping closer. Where does Australia sit? (Hint: it's not good)
EV tax will smash electric vehicle sales and lift emissions, UQ study finds
University of Queensland research into effect of taxing electric vehicles finds without introducing buying incentives will slash sales by 25% and increase emissions by 40%.
Victoria releases details of EV road user charge, as critics slam “culture war”
Victoria releases details of EV road user charge, but arguments about whether it is fair continue to abound.
Carmakers expect up to 15 million electric cars in Germany by 2030
The number of electric cars on German roads could rise much more quickly than most experts and the government currently assume.