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“The gas led recovery is a fraud”, Labor’s Chris Bowen says
Bowen labels Morrison and Taylor’s ‘gas led recovery’ a fraud, and says Labor must convince voters of economic opportunities of shift to zero emissions.
Michael Mazengarb

Apr 14, 2021

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Policy & Planning

Federal Labor promises to slash taxes for electric vehicles, build community batteries
Federal Labor promises to slash EV taxes and fund community battery roll-out, in some of its first energy policies announced since the 2019 election.
Michael Mazengarb

Mar 30, 2021

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

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

Six-minute EV battery one step closer as Magnis reports successful test results
Magnis reports promising results indicating major step towards goal for “extra-fast charging” electric vehicle battery that can charge in just six minutes.
Bridie Schmidt

Mar 2, 2021

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Renewables

New research shows ‘positive’ tipping points create cascading climate action
A new research paper highlights the potential for cascading climate action, triggered by major policy changes.
Ketan Joshi

Jan 12, 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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Storage

Battery prices dip below $US100/kWh, down 90 per cent from levels a decade ago
Bloomberg New Energy Finance reveals that, for the first time, battery pack prices have dipped below $US100/kWh in China’s e-bus market.
Joshua S Hill

Dec 17, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Beyond chrome: Refreshed Tesla Model 3 design lands in Australia
Tesla has delivered the refreshed Model 3 design and accessories in Australia – moving beyond chrome, and delivering increased range along with other new features.
Sam Parkinson

Dec 15, 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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Evie Networks cuts time-based EV charging, calls for energy tariff reform
Ultra-fast charging network provider Evie Networks drops time-based charging, but lifts the kWh charge at its network of charging stations.
Bridie Schmidt

Dec 8, 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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CleanTech Bites

EV tax will smash electric vehicle sales and lift emissions, UQ study finds
University of Queensland research into effect of taxing electric vehicles finds without introducing buying incentives will slash sales by 25% and increase emissions by 40%.
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 27, 2020

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“The gas led recovery is a fraud”, Labor’s Chris Bowen says

Federal Labor promises to slash taxes for electric vehicles, build community batteries

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

Six-minute EV battery one step closer as Magnis reports successful test results

New research shows ‘positive’ tipping points create cascading climate action

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

Battery prices dip below $US100/kWh, down 90 per cent from levels a decade ago

Beyond chrome: Refreshed Tesla Model 3 design lands in Australia

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

Evie Networks cuts time-based EV charging, calls for energy tariff reform

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

EV tax will smash electric vehicle sales and lift emissions, UQ study finds

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