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David Waterworth is a researcher and writer, a retired school teacher who continues to provoke thought through his writing. He divides his time between looking after his grandchildren and trying to make sure they have a planet to live on. He is long on Tesla.

Electric Cars

The curious give electric vehicles a whirl as pre-Christmas petrol prices heat up

Visitors soak up electric vehicles at a Queensland show and tell event, as one complains of spending $200 to fill up his tank: "That’s more than I paid for my first car."

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By 2030, it won’t make sense to own a petrol or diesel car

Even if powered by e-fuels, internal combustion engine vehicles will cost more, and emit more, than EVs in 2030.

Singapore to ban new diesel car and taxi sales from 2025

Singapore declares war on all new diesel car and taxi sales from 2025, joining growing number of countries pushing for cleaner transport.

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UK and Europe to declare war on new petrol and diesel car sales

Conservative UK government is set to announce a ban on petrol and diesel cars by 2030, and the European Union may do so by 2025, according to new reports.