Victoria to offer $3,000 subsidy for electric vehicles, sets 50pct target by 2030
Victoria to offer $3,000 subsidy for electric vehicles from Sunday, in response to criticism over its EV road tax.
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Giles Parkinson is founder and editor of The Driven, and also edits and founded the Renew Economy and One Step Off The Grid web sites. He has been a journalist for nearly 40 years, is a former business and deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review, and owns a Tesla Model 3.
Why you should go out and “ruin” your weekend in an EV
"I ruined the weekend" is a Facebook group supported by EV owners thoroughly sickened by the continual fear campaign aimed at electric vehicles.
Perrottet flags “holistic” approach to electric vehicle road tax in NSW
NSW treasurer Dominic Perrottet says the state will take a more "nuanced" approach to taxing electric vehicles in the upcoming state budget.
“This is not a war on petrol:” Nissan Australia laments lack of EV policy direction
Nissan says Victoria EV tax due in July will discourage investment in the technology at a crucial time for Australia's already lagging market.
“Honest government ad” takes aim at EV misinformation
Juice Media's "honest government ad" takes aim at the misinformation surrounding electric vehicles in Australia.
Cross-party MPs call for EV charging stations at Parliament House in Canberra
Cross-party MPs say more must be done to accelerate adoption of electric vehicles in Australia, and setting an example at Parliament House is a good start.
Honda to target 100% electric sales in US by 2040
Honda announces it will only sell electric vehicles in the US from 2040, namely battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
Four out of five Australians want electric vehicles, and most are happy to pay more
Australians are keen to make the switch to electric vehicles, but see bad government policies as holding back uptake, according to a new study.
Plug-in electric vehicles now dominate fleet purchases in Europe
In some European countries, plug-in electric cars account for 86 per cent of corporate fleet purchases. Here's why.
Australia’s lack of EV policy could lead to repeat of ‘railway gauge’ muddle
Car industry agrees on need for unified federal EV policy to fend off pre-Federation style interstate chaos. But the federal government isn't listening.