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8 things Chris Bowen didn’t tell you about Australia’s climate failure
…incentivising the uptake of low-emissions and electric vehicles. Australia Institute analysis found $5.9 billion in fuel costs would have been saved and emissions equivalent to a year’s worth of domestic…
Running on empty? The peak oil debate
…expand the use of natural gas, both for power generation and transport; in the long term, it is likely to expand the role of electric vehicles and non-fossil forms of…
SA Tax Scrapped as EV Interest Soars
Public policy think tank the Australia Institute has welcomed the passage of the South Australian Government’s Motor Vehicles (Electric Vehicle Levy) Amendment Repeal bill, scrapping the former Government’s EV Tax….
Australia's Climate of Discontent
…Pacific, not the number of electric vehicles on our roads or the number of overseas trips our ministers make. Australia is already the world’s third largest exporter of fossil fuels,…
Submission to the South Australian Government's Consultation on Zero and Low Emission Vehicles Road User Charge
…lack of policies to decarbonise the transport sector and incentivise EV purchases. The South Australia state government says it wants to lead Australia in the uptake of electric vehicles and…
EV Policy Paralysis Driving Australia Backwards
…light vehicles. The electric vehicle policy paralysis from this Government means that everyday Australians are going to be left with gas guzzlers while others enjoy the global electric vehicle revolution.”…
Why tax electric vehicles but not heavy trucks? Politics
The SA and VIC governments have announced a new electric vehicle tax – in other words, a great big new tax on clean air. In today’s episode we explain why…
National Energy Emissions Audit
…decline with the rise of electric vehicles. The best way to increase Australia’s energy security in the medium term would be to reduce consumption of petrol by rapidly switching to…
Electrifying our Roads: Norway’s Way
Join Christina Bu, the CEO of the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association in conversation with Giles Parkinson, founder and editor of RenewEconomy and The Drive for a discussion on electric vehicles…