Does Australia have enough skills to make transition to electric vehicles?
Australia’s transition to electric and autonomous mobility is under serious threat from a record shortage of skilled automotive professionals, new report says.
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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.
Going electric and banning new petrol cars could be Australia’s next big light bulb moment
In 2007 Malcolm Turnbull turned off the traditional light-bulb industry’s life support without blinking. It's time Australia did the same with fossil fuel cars.
Will every new car in Australia be electric by 2035? CSIRO says it might
Can Australia keep up with global vehicle electrification targets? CSIRO modelling suggests the "pull and push" of global market forces will leave it with no choice.
ACT begins offer of free rego and zero interest loans for electric vehicles
Zero emissions vehicles purchased in the ACT, including EVs and fuel cell vehicles, will now receive a two year waiver of rego charges.
Ampol looks at EV charging, but still wants to sell fossil fuels for decades to come
Ampol is looking for more EV chargers and hydrogen refuelling, but under its go-slow strategy expects to be selling fossil fuels well after 2050.
“This sucker’s quick:” Biden test-drives electric Ford ute, fleshes out EV plan
Biden test drives the new Ford electric ute and tests its acceleration, and announces new EV policies.
IEA says all new cars must be electric by 2035. Will Australia do it?
A major new report from a global energy body sets a 2035 deadline for the end of fossil car sales. Is Australia even close to that?
Australia urged to focus on EVs to boost fuel security and slash emissions
New analysis shows transport will become Australia's largest source of emissions, underpinning the need for an electric vehicle policy.
Angus Taylor: “I’m not driving an electric car”
Angus Taylor says he will not drive an electric vehicle, telling a radio interview he needs an SUV to cover extraordinary distances he travels each year.
Coalition to spend $2.3 billion to ensure Australians keep driving petrol cars
Morrison government delivers a $2.3 billion hand out to oil refineries, that could lock Australia into liquid fossil fuels for at least the next decade.