Controversial plan to charge EV drivers 2.5 cents per km means they will often pay more tax than drivers of new petrol cars.
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Daimler brings light-duty eCanter electric truck to Australia
German giant Daimler is taking limited orders in Australia for its first all-electric light duty truck, the Fuso eCanter.
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Eight in 10 Victorians support ban on petrol car sales by 2030
A panel of 211 ordinary Victorians has sent a very clear message to government: we want strong measures to support electric vehicles.
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Angus Taylor accused of promoting “misleading” EV emissions modelling
The government’s “Future Fuels” plan, which claims hybrids are better than pure battery EVs, is based on inflated figures, says think tank.
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Battery EVs to make up 50 per cent of global new car market by 2033
Report says electric vehicles will make up 50 per cent of car sales worldwide by 2033, and battery society will account for most emissions abated.
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Australian bus maker Volgren plans hydrogen fuel cell prototype
Melbourne-based bus manufacturer plans to build what may be Australia’s first domestically-designed hydrogen fuel-cell bus within the next two years.
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Brisbane to power new electric buses with ‘Green Mobility Megawall’
Sydney and Brisbane will soon have two more electric buses each on their roads, and in Brisbane they could genuinely be zero emissions.
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Toyota opens hydrogen production centre, launches new fuel cell sedan
Toyota’s new hydrogen facility can produce 80 kilograms of green hydrogen a day, enough to fill 14 of its new Mirai cars, which will arrive next month.
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Australian cars, utes and vans are up to 40% dirtier than in Europe
Australian cars emit 23 per cent more carbon dioxide than their European counterparts, while vans and utes are almost 40 per cent worse.
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“Third world” for EVs: VW says electric ID range won’t be in Australia for years
The German car maker called the government’s EV policy ’embarassing’ and accused it of being in the ‘automotive third world’.
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