Policy

November EV sales in Europe: More than one in four is a plug-in EV!

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

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?

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.
Roads to Rome: Italy to ban petrol and diesel car sales from 2035

Roads to Rome: Italy to ban petrol and diesel car sales from 2035

Italy to ban sale of all new passenger vehicles with internal combustion engines starting in 2035, and all vans and LCT vehicles in 2040.
Nio and Xpeng join carbon pool to help VW meet EU emissions target

Nio and Xpeng join carbon pool to help VW meet EU emissions target

Three Chinese carmakers join pool created by VW to help it meet strict EU emissions targets.
ACT says it needs up to 1,000 new public chargers to meet EV demand

ACT says it needs up to 1,000 new public chargers to meet EV demand

ACT will need up to 1,000 public chargers by 2030 to support the switch to electric vehicles, and wants another 50 installed in 2022.
Canberra to support bus mechanics in transition to electric

Canberra to support bus mechanics in transition to electric

Six diesel bus mechanics will undertake training on new electric models in a tailored program unveiled by ACT government.
Roll up your sleeves! 2022 will be a massive year for EV advocacy

Roll up your sleeves! 2022 will be a massive year for EV advocacy

Australia finds itself in a baffling position, caught between the demise of an old auto industry and the green shoots of the new.