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Rachel Williamson is a science and business journalist, who focuses on climate change-related health and environmental issues.

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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.

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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.

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Londoners breathe easier as clean car rules slash pollution levels

Residents in London are breathing easier thanks to the clean car rules that have clearly slashed the toxic pollution that had claimed thousands of lives a year.

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Uber may drop discounts to Australian EV drivers, and focus on charging stations instead

Uber may drop its bid discounts for EV drivers in Australia, and focus on charging support instead, as it notes Trump's wind back of EV support is making the transition more difficult.

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Regional EV drivers slugged with high tariffs to charge their cars at home

EV drivers in regional Queensland are to be slugged with significantly higher tariffs for charging their car at home than their city counterparts. How is this fair?

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Road tax and fuel excise back on the policy agenda ahead of budget

Electric vehicle owners were not opposed to a wider tax net to fund roads as long as it applied to all vehicle types.

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Rebates and incentives needed as misinformation undermines shift to EVs

"We need stronger efforts from government, industry and other organisations to combat misinformation about EVs, which undermines public support and hinders the transition."

The EQA electric compact SUV. Source: Daimler

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Daimler calls for annual petrol price hike “from now until eternity” to support EV switch

Daimler boss argues that hiking a petrol surcharge each year will bite consumers so much "that you’ll never think of buying a combustion engine car again." But it's probably too much for policy makers.

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Electric cars and the grid: How low priced EV charging will benefit everyone

There's a lot to be learned from the tariffs offered for EV charging. Some are very good, others are poorly designed and won't benefit the consumer, or the grid.

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Bowen says Australia won’t ban Chinese EVs as Coalition ramps up surveillance fears

Bowen rejects calls for ban on Chinese made EVs after Coalition seized on US concerns about using software for surveillance purposes.

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