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EV lifecycle emissions just a fraction of petrol and diesel cars in major economies
Lifecycle electric vehicle emissions – are they really lower than petrol and diesel cars?
Giles Parkinson

Mar 5, 2021

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Electric Vehicles

How much do electric cars reduce emissions? It depends when they are charged
How much can electric cars actually reduce emissions? It depends on when and where you charge.
Bridie Schmidt

Dec 22, 2020

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Electric Cars

Victoria urged to drop registration fees for EVs, set end date for ICE sales
Victoria’s peak infrastructure advisory body recommends dropping registration fees for EVs, going all-electric in government and bus fleets, and setting end date for ICE vehicles.
Bridie Schmidt

Dec 10, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Japan to ban fossil fuel car sales by 2035. Will Australia follow or become a Cuba?
Reports emerge that Japan may ban all new petrol and diesel sales by 2035, leaving Australia with nothing to do but fall in line, or bury its head in the petrol tank.
Bridie Schmidt

Dec 7, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Norway’s EV revolution shows us the urgency of government action on transport
Norway’s EV revolution is massive, but what more needs to be done to cut transport emissions?
Ketan Joshi

Nov 11, 2020

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Electric Cars

AGL to shift entire 400 corporate car fleet to electric vehicles
AGL Energy to become first Australian company to sign up to EV100 initiative, committing to transition 400-strong vehicle fleet to electric vehicles.
Michael Mazengarb

Aug 26, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Australia gets “F” for Fail on EV policy, even as consumer interest jumps
Australia’s federal government given an F for “fail” for its EV policy efforts, even as new data shows that more than half of drivers are considering to go electric for their next car.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 21, 2020

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Michael Moore’s electric vehicle myths only benefit the fossil fuel industry
Michael Moore’s ‘Planet of the Humans’ isn’t just wrong. It’s actively denying a range of quality-of-life improvements.
Ketan Joshi

May 20, 2020

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Electric Cars

Canada considers tax break for off-road EVs to tackle mining sector emissions
Canada to introduce tax write-offs for all-electric off-road vehicles and other automotive equipment in effort to reduce carbon emissions in country’s mining sector.
Bridie Schmidt

Mar 5, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Are electric vehicles cleaner than petrol, diesel when run from coal grid?
Recent study shows electric vehicles emit less carbon emissions than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles even when charged off a largely coal-powered grid.
Bridie Schmidt

Dec 11, 2019

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Policy & Planning

Lendlease says construction sites are “carbon neutral”, now for the concrete
Lendlease says its operations at construction sites are now carbon neutral, but the bigger challenge is for building supplies, including concrete.
Michael Mazengarb

Nov 26, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

First all-electric delivery van available to Aussie freight operators
Australia’s first fully electric, zero emission delivery van is now available to freight and taxi operators, from local outfit SEA Electric.
Bridie Schmidt

Jul 24, 2018

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EV lifecycle emissions just a fraction of petrol and diesel cars in major economies

How much do electric cars reduce emissions? It depends when they are charged

Victoria urged to drop registration fees for EVs, set end date for ICE sales

Japan to ban fossil fuel car sales by 2035. Will Australia follow or become a Cuba?

Norway’s EV revolution shows us the urgency of government action on transport

AGL to shift entire 400 corporate car fleet to electric vehicles

Australia gets “F” for Fail on EV policy, even as consumer interest jumps

Michael Moore’s electric vehicle myths only benefit the fossil fuel industry

Canada considers tax break for off-road EVs to tackle mining sector emissions

Are electric vehicles cleaner than petrol, diesel when run from coal grid?

Lendlease says construction sites are “carbon neutral”, now for the concrete

First all-electric delivery van available to Aussie freight operators

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Labor waves through Australia’s biggest wind farm – a project “not possible” under state Coalition buffer policy

High Court coal mine ruling factors in exported emissions. Why isn’t federal Labor doing the same?

Podcasts

Solar Insiders Podcast: Is ultra-cheap PV still within reach?

Why the old tradie business model won’t deliver all-electric homes | SwitchedOn Australia

SwitchedOn podcast: Why the old tradie business model won’t deliver all-electric homes

Why electricity is now central to the fight against poverty | SwitchedOn Australia