The amended rules reflect domestic and international trends that, taken together, increase the risk Australia, and the world, will fail to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
The last diesel-fuelled Volvo has rolled off the production line. Diesel cars accounted for most of Volvo's Europe sales in 2019, but it vows to produce EVs only by 2030.
A new fast charger in Braidwood makes it possible to go from Canberra to the coast and back in a Nissan Leaf, despite having a maximum range of just 110 km.
New research has again demonstrated that EVs have lower lifecycle emissions than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, even if the grids that charge them are still dirty.