EV 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.
“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,
Europe reaches one in 11 electric car sales, 30% are in Germany
Nearly one in ten new vehicles sold in Europe is a plug in electric vehicle, and one in three of these are sold in Germany.
California approves $US28 million for zero and low-emission cars and trucks
California Air Resources Board approves $US28 million ($A37 million) in funding to support transition to cleaner vehicles.
No new initiatives in federal government’s EV strategy, but Comcar to trial electrics
A leaked discussion paper from the federal government on its electric vehicle strategy – which it dubs its “future fuels” strategy – contains no new initiatives to encourage the uptake of EVs, but points to the need for more charging infrastructure and basic information for consumers. The discussion paper has been obtained by The Driven […]
