Australian uptake of EV and plug in hyrbids could stall without tax breaks
Australia risks stalling efforts to cut transport emissions if it does not reintroduce tax breaks and incentives for the purchase of electric and hybrid vehicles.
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How to accelerate the uptake of EVs, and make it socially fair
In mid and high price categories, EVs are already often cheaper than comparable combustion models. Any support should be focused on smaller cars and low-income households.
EV offerings to grow, prices to fall as efficiency standards locked in place
Electric vehicles are expected to grow in number and fall in price following federal election as manufacturers gain confidence that regulations on low-emission transport will not change.
Halving fuel excise will save $312, but an EV could save $27,000. You choose
Think beyond the pump. The election choice isn’t just about a temporary 25-cent discount on fuel excise. It’s about whether you want to pocket $312 or unlock tens of thousands in savings with an EV.
Would Peter Dutton cut my taxes to take into account the roads I don’t use?
The Liberal party is right, or at least Bridget McKenzie is, and possibly Peter Dutton agrees with her; EV drivers should pay their fair share to use the roads.
Australia is more reliant on imported oil than ever before. It needs more EVs
New data shows Australia imported more petroleum products than it ever has in the last quarter of 2024. Now is not the time to slow down the transition to electric transport.
Coalition threat to NVES is pandering to climate deniers and bearded ute-drivers
The companies complaining most about vehicle emissions standards are those that have done the least on the transition to EVs. The Coalition has returned to type.
“Family and ute tax:” Federal Coalition still obsessing over electric weekends
Coalition is branding the NVES as a "family and ute tax" in a reprise of the brain numbing "EVs will ruin your weekend" campaign. We explain why it is nonsense.
Election stalemate likely to sink Coalition threats to dump NVES penalties
The Coalition will need to win the lower house and win over Teal and Greens senators in the upper house to make good on threats that it will hamstring the new vehicle emissions standards.
Election Watch: Dutton’s anti-EV subsidy is a policy car crash
Dutton's proposed tax cut favours families that own the worst gas guzzlers, while leaving out those with small cars. But the promised price cuts are fake.