Policy
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.
Germany leads 25 pct surge in Euro electric car market, new emissions limits touted
European EV sales have surged almost 25% in past year, dominated by the booming German auto market, as peak auto industry body looks to agree with further tightening of CO2 reduction measures.
Australian cars, utes and vans are up to 40 pct dirtier than in Europe
Australian cars emit 23 per cent more carbon dioxide than their European counterparts, while vans and utes are almost 40 per cent worse.
“Putting handbrake on EV sales:” Federal Labor MP takes govt to task over poor policy
Federal Labor MP Matt Thistlethwaite says government is “putting the handbrake” on EVs, becoming second federal MP in as many weeks to call for stronger policy to support a transition to electric vehicles,
Officials reject suggestion Taylor asked for “dodgy” EV modelling, but admit errors
Department officials asked to explain assumptions that underpinned widely-panned EV cost modelling, and reject assertions Taylor asked for dodgy numbers.
