Policy
NSW rejects EV road user charge, targets net zero trains and electric ferries
Victoria’s decision to introduce an EV road user charge made it the “laughing stock of the world”, says NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance.
NSW resists temptation to tax electric vehicles, and can cut fuel import costs too
The NSW government knows it doesn’t need an EV tax to fund roads, but it can save a lot of money by encouraging a switch away from imported fossil fuels.
Check your mirrors: 3 things rooftop solar can teach us about Australia’s electric car rollout
Australia’s world-leading rollout of rooftop solar power systems offers a guide to help navigate the transition to EVs.
World is going electric, but needs to go twice as fast for net zero target
BNEF says aggressive policy measures needed to double the rate of EV uptake and bring an end to new petrol and diesel car sales by 2035.
Angus Taylor’s EV culture war is running out of fuel, and change is coming fast
Old lines about EVs being expensive luxuries and decarbonisation being authoritarian are getting stale fast. Australians want new tech now.
