ACT encourages staff to go green with electric-bike salary sacrifice option
ACT government introduces next step in zero emission action plan, giving staffers option to lease an e-bike.
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Bridie Schmidt is lead reporter for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She specialises in writing about new technology and has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018. She has a keen interest in the role that zero emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum.
Turnbull expects lots of electric vehicles on road soon, including his own
Former PM says he expects to see "very large" percentage of electric vehicles on Australia's roads in "very near future", and he will most likely be driving one of them.
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Senate EV inquiry report faces delay, pending modelling outcomes
Senate inquiry into electric vehicles likely to delay recommendations for up to two months after deciding to commission modelling of various proposals.
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Progress: Government register recognises EVs in new “environmental vehicle” category
New Road Vehicle Standards Bill's specialist and enthusiast category allows more choice for Aussie drivers and more access to affordable electric vehicles via used car imports.
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Australia “global laggard”, should have EV target to match Labor’s renewables plan
Australia should have a 50% electric vehicle target to match Labor's renewables target. It would save thousands of lives and slash emissions, the EV Council says.
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Regional centres Newcastle and Ipswich embrace driverless technology
Two Australian regional centres get ready for age of autonomous vehicles, in which self-driving technology is expected to disrupt the way we do transport.
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