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“Perverse:” Tesla and Hyundai say state-based EV tax would mean electric car owners subsidising hybrids
Tesla and Hyundai argue against EV road tax, saying it would create perverse outcomes and result in EV owners effectively subsidising hybrid car owners.Australia’s electric car market share is racing ahead, but our official data and planning must keep up
In a transport‑energy transition of this speed and scale, leaving the primary lens in the hands of a lobby built around the internal combustion engine is no longer acceptable.
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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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