Sam is Chief Operating Officer for Renew Economy and EV Media. Sam has been working with Renew Economy and One Step Off The Grid since 2014 and with The Driven since its inception in 2017. Sam is also the host of The Driven Podcast.

Families looking at EVs hit strange P-plate roadblock: Model Y banned, Ram 1500 allowed

A Victorian family looking to switch to an electric SUV has run into an unexpected problem: Some of Australia’s most popular EVs may be off-limits once their teenagers get P-plates.

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Policy

Car industry needs to rapidly boost EV uptake, despite meeting first fuel efficiency targets

The car industry has met the first NVES target, but the FCAI warns compliance will become much harder as emissions limits tighten in the coming years.

3 min

Licence to ride? Queensland families face lentil dinners under e-bike proposal

Queensland’s rumoured e-bike licensing plan may sound like a safety measure, but it risks discouraging cycling, hurting delivery workers and pushing more cars back onto already crowded streets.

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Never mind the FBT, there’s a much better tax lever to pull to put a rocket under EV sales

If Chris Bowen and Jim Chalmers want to do something to boost electric vehicle uptake, there is a much better policy lever to pull than the Fringe Benefits Tax.

4 min

Electric vehicles deliver radical emissions cut – driven by the federal tax exemption

The Electric Car Discount has had its naysayers, but it's definitely doing what it promised: boosting EV sales and cutting transport emissions.

3 min

Electric car sales may stall if tax policy changes gear

Australia's biggest electric vehicle incentive is under review and both traditional car makers and the EV industry warns change could lead to a crash.

2 min

Policy

Crisis? What crisis? The solution to our liquid fuel import problem comes from the sun

Every truck we electrify and every ICE car we replace with a bicycle reduces our demand for fossil fuels and stretches out our fuel reserves without adding to them.

1 min

Policy

German car makers may get green steel loophole for EV targets as policy summit looms

The German government is examining the idea of relaxing EU CO2 fleet emission limits for carmakers that use green steel made in Europe in their production.

6 min

Policy

Australia needs to drop its obsession with large EVs if it wants to meet climate targets

Australia needs regulatory and policy changes that focus on encouraging small EVs, not large ones, if it is to meet its big climate targets.

4 min

Policy

Australia needs five million EVs on its roads to meet 2035 climate target: Here’s how to do it

Australia is counting on having five million EVs on its road to meet its 2035 climate target. We are a long way behind, so here's how it could be done.

Policy