EV sales help VW beat tighter vehicle carbon emissions targets
Volkswagen exceeds EU fleet targets for 2021, coming in under maker-specific carbon emissions targets for its passenger cars and larger Volkswagen Group.
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Joshua S. Hill is a Melbourne-based journalist who has been writing about climate change, clean technology, and electric vehicles for over 15 years. He has been reporting on electric vehicles and clean technologies for Renew Economy and The Driven since 2012. His preferred mode of transport is his feet.
Tesla Model 3 overtakes Nissan Leaf in New Zealand, challenges Toyota
Tesla Model 3 overtakes Nissan Leaf in New Zealand for the first time as clean car standards start to make their impact felt.
UK EV incentives and support: Progressive thinking by conservative government
Bipartisan support for EV policies on both sides of the political spectrum in the UK shines a guiding light for clean transport.
Three global trends that will affect the electric car transition in 2022
The continued spread of electric cars is certain, but there are a number of snags that could hold back the EV transition.
Truck and EV groups propose electric transition plan amid Adblue crisis
Australian Trucking Association and the Electric Vehicle Council join forces to urge policy reform for smooth and timely transition to a zero-emissions trucking future.
Queenslanders keen to make switch to EVs, but put off by prices
Recent poll shows Queenslanders eager to make switch to electric vehicles, but high prices still present significant barrier to entry.
New France ruling aims to reduce energy use in transport
France introduces new law that doesn’t just encourage people to switch to electric cars, but focuses on reducing the energy required for transportation.
November EV sales in Europe: More than one in four is a plug-in EV!
One in four car sales in Europe are now plug-in EVs thanks to good policies, not head-in-the-sand partisan campaigns.
Joe Biden’s big electric vehicle push scuppered by rogue Democrat senator
Plans to drive the EV industry in US face major hitch as Democrats senator Joe Manchin says tax credits are "not American".
Advertising petrol-burners is as bad as smoking. How long will it remain legal?
Car-makers still trot out lyrical chapters designed to keep us in a fantasy world where we keep on burning huge amounts of petrol and diesel.