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Basic vehicle emissions standard could meet 10% of Australian target, says report
Bringing Australia’s vehicle emissions standards in line with 80% of global auto market would knock 10% off national abatement task, says report. Failure to do so risks Australia becoming dumping ground for old, inefficient cars. -
Australia could be world leader in solar-powered electric vehicles
Major utility says Australia could be world leader in uptake of solar-powered electric vehicles. Using the high penetration of rooftop solar, it recommends a series of initiatives to increase volumes and drive down prices. Brown coal generators are also in its sights. -
Should Turnbull follow French lead and invite Tesla to build EVs in Australia?
Malcolm Turnbull is a big fan of Tesla, and innovation, so should be follow France’s lead and ask Elon Musk to build electric vehicles at an old factory? A consortium of utilities and others in Australia wants the government to stop its “do-nothing” approach to EVs. -
Tesla, rivals, software may kill petrol car as soon as 2025
By 2020, it may make no economic sense to buy a petrol car over an electric vehicle. And as EVs are increasingly driven by software rather than humans, and shared rather than individually owned, other big changes are afoot. What to do with all the car parking space?
