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Ending the ICE age
The GST Package and Air Pollution
This report evaluates the likely effects on atmospheric emissions of the proposed changes in indirect taxes put forward in the Coalition’s GST Tax Package. While there is no mention of…
Leaked Government Paper: EV Tax Will ‘Discourage Uptake’, ‘Face Strong Opposition’
Putting a new tax on electric vehicles without related concessions, as has been proposed in Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia, would likely face strong opposition and discourage Australians…
Congestion-Free City Centres
…cars, the discussion has focused on increasing the uptake of Electric Vehicles (EV), mostly as part of emission-reduction policies. But this approach does not challenge Australia’s car-centred lifestyle, and while…
Australia 91% reliant on foreign oil: Research Report
…electric vehicle policy leave Australia among the least fuel-efficient fleets in the OECD, and far behind the rest of the world in electric vehicle uptake. “Over a barrel: Assessing Australia’s…
Technophobia is the LNP's last bastion
…Scott Morrison even warned voters that Bill Shorten’s electric vehicle targets would “end the weekend”. What next, plagues of locusts? Technological change drives the productivity growth that the Coalition says…
Majority of Australians Support EV Policies, Including Subsidies for New Car Purchases
The Australia Institute surveyed a nationally representative sample of Australians about electric vehicle policies in January and March of 2021. The research is being released ahead of a briefing on…
Australia could be a sustainable Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Powerhouse
The transition to electric vehicles is gaining pace. It’s a huge new industry and Australia has everything it needs to become and electric vehicle manufacturing powerhouse: rich reserves of lithium…
SA EV Tax Improved but Support Still Inadequate
The passage of the EV Tax through the South Australian Parliament with some, but not adequate, compensatory support for the fledging electric vehicle sector is regrettable, The Australia institute has…