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Rachel Williamson is a science and business journalist, who focuses on climate change-related health and environmental issues.

Policy

Election stalemate likely to sink Coalition threats to dump NVES penalties

The Coalition will need to win the lower house and win over Teal and Greens senators in the upper house to make good on threats that it will hamstring the new vehicle emissions standards.

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EV News

Why the Tesla backlash could help electric cars finally go mainstream

Elon Musk marketed EVs to wealthy early-adopter men – but in the long run, more diverse messaging will help the industry.

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Tesla’s Giga Shanghai set for record production in August

Tesla looks set to produce record number of EVs at its Shanghai Gigafactory in August.

Fully electric i7 to arrive in Australia at the end of 2022. Source: BMW

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BMW to debut electric Neue Klasse platform on 3-Series in 2025

BMW confirms pure electric “Neue Klasse” architecture in 2025 will debut on next-generation 3-Series line-up.

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Most drivers want an EV in the next few years with V2L or V2G

Eight out of 10 Australian drivers plan to buy an electric vehicle "within the next few years", and want their car to be a battery-on-wheels.

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Smart charging vital for EVs to rely on solar, says Swiss study

Charging electric vehicles with residential rooftop solar only is well within realm of plausibility, according to new Swiss study. But how it's done will be key.

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It’s official – Australia is the world’s number one laggard in EV adoption

GoCompare set out to see which countries are best prepared for the future of electric cars. The result, for Australia, is pretty damning.

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Two-thirds of Aussie drivers will own an EV by 2028, Jaguar says

Jaguar says two thirds of Australians could own an EV within 10 years, with millennials more likely to buy one than baby boomers, and men more likely than women.

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