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Sophie is editor of One Step Off The Grid and deputy editor of its sister site, Renew Economy. Sophie has been writing about clean energy for more than a decade.

ALP backflips on EV target, Greens lament “policy on the run”

Labor EV policy under attack from all sides, as it backflips on requirement for car dealers to meet an emissions quota, to restrict the sale of ICE cars and boost sales EVs.

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Tesla Model 3 sales soar, taking Norway electric car sales to 58.4 pct

Norway hits record electric car sales for March, and now half of all cars registered are either all-electric or plug-in hybrid. Its strategy could be a blueprint for Australia.

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Trump’s clean car rollbacks would cost drivers more money, finds surprised Bush-era official

As the Trump administration works to rewrite and weaken clean car standards, the Obama-era rules received an unexpected boost from an unlikely source.

Australia’s transport pollution from cars and trucks is soaring

Pollution from light passenger vehicles and heavy transport is soaring, and projected to rise to 82% from 1990 levels by the end of the decade.

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Labor EV target hailed, but NRMA wants total ban of fossil fuel car sales by 2030

Labor's new EV strategy is a big step forward, but even the NRMA want it to go further and match Greens target for total of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030.

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Labor sets 50 per cent EV targets for new vehicle sales and government fleets

Labor, favoured to win the May election, sets 50% target for share of EVs in new passenger sales and government fleets, and set emissions standards for all cars.