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.

Dumping ground: Australia’s list of cleanest and dirtiest fossil fuel cars

Cars on Australian roads are 50 per cent more polluting than in Europe, reinforcing claims this country is a dumping ground for dirty vehicles. Here's a list of the cleanest and dirtiest brands.

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Tesla boss says Australia and NZ car fleets are dirty, and killing people

Tesla chair Robyn Denholm laments state of dirty car fleets in NZ and Australia, and the death toll from car pollution.

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Eight in 10 Victorians support ban on petrol car sales by 2030

A panel of 211 ordinary Victorians have sent a very clear message to government: we want strong measures to support electric vehicles.

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Victorians want government to provide better EV adoption support policies

In a unique experiment – Infrastructure Victoria recently commissioned the state’s largest ever deliberative engagement program to ask Victorians about the EV transition.

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Australia electric car sales double, but swamped by numbers of diesel, petrol sales

Electric car sales are increasing at a much higher rate than all other drivetrains but are being swamped by new petrol and diesel vehicles on the road as the sector experiences a rebound.

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Here’s how the states can accelerate Australia’s sputtering electric vehicle transition

In absence of federal leadership, states and territories can work together and fill policy gaps. Now’s the time for them to band together on electric vehicles. Here’s how they can do it.

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Electric car owners poke fun at Morrison, say EVs “ruined” their Easter weekend

Group of electric car owners join forces in new Facebook group to show how zero-emissions vehicles “ruined" their weekends.

Federal energy and emissions reduction minister Angus Taylor. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch).

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Angus Taylor accused of promoting “misleading” EV emissions modelling

EV advocates call for ban on new fossil fuel cars by 2030, and say government fleets should be buying electric only by 2030 at the very least.

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Morrison now claims he never mocked electric vehicle technology

Morrison denies ridiculing electric vehicles as VW repeats claims the federal government is doing nothing to support EVs.

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Up to speed: Industry welcomes Labor plan to slash taxes on electric vehicles

Electric Vehicle Council says federal Labor's plan to slash import tariffs and fringe benefits tax for EVs would help Australia catch up with the global pack.

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