Many would say that swappable batteries have had their day for EVs. But it’s time to face the fact that the charging model isn’t working either.
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The new rule isn’t a mandate for electric vehicles, but it will sharply increase their market share over the coming decade.
This seemingly cutting-edge technology isn’t entirely new to our century.
Electric vehicle owners appear to have no clear right to a refund despite the High Court determining that the tax charged by Victoria was invalid.
Research on how people adopt new technologies suggests the transition is now well under way.
Subsidies for electric motorbikes and cars should be just the first small step in a long-term plan to electrify Indonesia’s transport – driven increasingly by renewables, not coal-fired electricity.
Energy firms are likely to lie about their corporate social responsibility to the environment. Their deception can be turned around for good if they are held accountable.
Smoother and quieter, the car of the future comes with one nauseating hitch.
If electric cars are useful for the energy transition, they’re not without flaws and drawbacks and should not make us forget the need to reduce car use.
Today it’s smart technology that will defend drivers and pedestrians. Over a century ago, it was the Klaxon horn.
Electric cars are now appearing on Australian roads. But can electric utes meet the more exacting needs of our tradies?
The rest of the nation should follow the ACT’s lead. Incentives to boost the transition to electric vehicles are one of the best ways to tackle Australia’s fastest-growing source of emissions.
After years of turmoil, Renault and Nissan hope to rebalance their partnership to take on Europe’s booming electric car market.
Known as parallel importing, importing goods directly from overseas suppliers lowers costs and increases supply, which is what Australia’s electric vehicle market needs to catch up with the world.
Rather than promoting individual electric vehicles for lower-income consumers, governments should fund electric public transit instead.
A guide to understanding hybrid and electric vehicles and deciding which is most suitable for your lifestyle.
Having once led Europe in zero-carbon cars, the UK has some catching up to do.
Electric cars are getting a lot of PR buzz, but automakers are still promoting – and many consumers are buying – vehicles that are major gas guzzlers.
SUVs made up half of all new car sales last year. They’re a drag on Australia successfully reducing its total greenhouse gas emissions.
We’ve heard all the concerns about switching to electric cars before. But California, a market with many similarities, shows why Australia is well placed to accelerate its transition.
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Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Anglia Ruskin University
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