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Electric cars are important - but we can now electrify all land-based transport, from buses to bikes to trucks. We need good policy settings.
A study commissioned by the ACT government finds zero-interest loans and free registration help – but the price of the car and petrol prices matter most of all.
A new international report on climate change finds rapid changes could cut emissions from transportation by 80% to 90%. Three behavior change trends could bring big improvements.
Unfortunately, Australians should not expect EVs to suddenly become cheap and easy to get here in the next couple of years unless policy changes.
Proposals to cut Australia’s fuel excise will prolong an already alarming dependence on oil-based imports and undermine policies to shift the nation away from fossil fuels.
Amid another flurry of U.S. protectionist measures, Canada should reconsider the value of global trade deals over bilateral agreements. But it should also support its own industries.
The sale of traditional vehicles would have to cease completely by 2038 to reach the government’s target. So where’s the plan to get there?
It’s encouraging to see the Morrison government move past its claim electric vehicles would ‘end the weekend’. But the new plan is not the national electric vehicle strategy Australia deserves, and badly needs.
If the minority Liberal government is sincere on its election promise, it will adopt a nationwide mandate on zero-emission vehicles.
Electric vehicles deserve government subsidies, but there are even better ways to build greener, less car-dependent cities.
Moving New Zealanders rapidly into electric vehicles is a good idea, but success will still depend on a number of difficult to predict economic forces.
History shows how the states and territories can step into a policy breach when the federal government fails. It’s time they band together on electric vehicles.
A new Morrison government plan sorely misses the point on electric vehicles. It’s in stark contrast to Biden’s ambitious EV strategy.
Making the solutions cheaper – rather than the problems more expensive – could reduce emissions more fairly.
To encourage citizens to drive electric vehicles, governments must develop bold new strategies that bring charging stations home.
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E-Mobility Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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