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South Australians Back EVs While Govt Drags Feet
…electric vehicles onto our state’s roads. “We South Australians are well and truly ready for more electric vehicles on our roads and it’s high time the government caught up,” said…
Australia Institute Welcomes SA Government Back Down on EV Tax
The Australia Institute has welcomed the decision from the South Australian Government not to introduce an electric vehicle tax in July of this year. “The Australia Institute welcomes the decision…
EV Road User Charge: ‘A Great Big New Tax on Not Polluting’
The State Government’s proposed road user charge for electric vehicles, as announced in the Budget, is a backwards and unnecessary step for the state that contradicts its supposed commitment to…
12 Organisations Open Letter: Abolish Stamp Duty on EVs in SA
…on them to abolish stamp duty on electric vehicles. The letter, which appears as a full-page advertisement in The Advertiser newspaper today, comes as the government is seeking to introduce…
Dramatic Fall in Petroleum Emissions: National Energy Emissions Audit
…and effectively reduce domestic emissions in the transport sector but it is obvious that as pandemic restrictions ease policies incentives, to increase electric vehicle uptake or investment in public transport,…
Neoliberalism Poisoned Climate Action And Renewables Are The Antidote
…have only electric vehicles sold by 2025 and India has an astonishing goal to replace all of its petrol and diesel cars with electric vehicles by 2030. If the Paris…
Briefing note: SA EV Tax package analysis
Far from being a national leader in electric vehicle uptake, South Australia is already lagging other States and Territories across the country. While it is true that South Australia is…
SUVs and utes are no longer just work vehicles, but tax-subsidised behemoths
…of all vehicle sales in 2023 were electric. Electric vehicles are also not a panacea, manufacturing big cars tends to emit more carbon simply because there are more materials to…
Fuel Efficiency Standards Need Greater Acceleration
…and the EU, we will remain a dumping ground for older, dirtier and more inefficient vehicles. “Australia Institute research has shown that our nation’s vehicle fleet is 24% less efficient…