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.

“Jagged bulldust”: Why the Murdoch media hates electric vehicles so much

An electric Ford F-150 Raptor would have superior torque. Source: Ford

Murdoch media serves up some "jagged bulldust" and delivers a record amount of myths and misinformation about EVs to its readers of "common clay."

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EVs may face production delays from 2027 as lithium mining lags

Battery manufacturers may fail to meet production requirements for EV rollout as lithium mining capacity lags well behind demand.

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Policy

Victoria’s faulty numbers mean EVs will pay more tax than petrol cars

Controversial plan to charge EV drivers 2.5 cents per km means they will often pay more tax than drivers of new petrol cars.

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Volvo to start using fossil-free green steel in cars from this year

Volvo Group plans to produce the world’s first vehicles to be made from fossil fuel-free steel, with the first vehicles expected later this year.

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France to offer grants for electric bikes in cash for car clunkers program

France may offer owners of old internal combustion engine cars a grant of $AU4,000 if they hand over their vehicles for scrap and buy an electric bicycle.

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VW boss takes aim at hybrids in call for Australia vehicle emissions targets

VW Australia boss Michael Bartsch calls for compulsory emissions targets, saying hybrid cars in Australia have 15 times level of sulphur than elsewhere.

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States should “slam the brakes” on electric vehicle taxes, says business lobby

Australian business lobby calls on states to “slam the brakes” on proposed electric vehicle taxes, saying they are a "major disincentive" in lagging market. 