NSW government examines new transport levies as EV market expands
NSW considering changes to transport levies as EV uptake expands, and is looking to models in New Zealand and Norway.
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Michael Mazengarb is a Sydney-based reporter with RenewEconomy, writing on climate change, clean energy, electric vehicles and politics. Before joining RenewEconomy, Michael worked in climate and energy policy for more than a decade.
“Profit before planet”: US car giants snub EVs for easy-to-sell fossil-fuelled SUVs
Future production plans of American auto giants Ford and GM reveal 15 times more SUVs and utility trucks planned than electric vehicles.
NSW regional council flicks switch on new EV charging strategy
Lake Macquarie Council adopts new Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy to provide a framework to install EV charging stations across the council.
New research puts myth to bed: EVs will lower emissions
New research from Radboud University in the Netherlands confirms that switching to EVs will reduce emissions in virtually every part of the world.
BMW PHEVs will now automatically switch to EV only mode in 80 European cities
Plug-in hybrid BMW cars now have green light to automatically switch over to EV only mode in "low emissions" zones in 80 European cities.
NSW Net Zero Plan lays out path for more electric vehicles
NSW Net Zero Plan looks to encourage car makers to give consumers greater choice of electric vehicles.
Commercial electric planes set to take off in Norway by 2030
Electric planes could be flying short-haul routes in Norwegian skies as soon as 2030, a new government report has predicted.
Clean transport allocated $2bn in UK budget, with focus on EV rapid charge hubs
Conservative UK government allocates £1 billion ($A2 billion) to increase roll-out of electric car charging hubs and extend Plug-In Grant under its 2020 budget.
Canada mulls tax break for off-road electric cars to tackle mining sector emissions
Canada will introduce tax write-offs for all-electric off-road vehicles and other automotive equipment in bid to reduce carbon emissions in the mining sector.
Transport is letting Australia down in the race to cut emissions
Why do measures that would reduce transport emissions continue to be so elusive in Australia?