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With an average shelf life of nine years, the coming tsunami of waste EV batteries needs action now.
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.
Ford's electric F-150 pickup won't roll off assembly lines until early 2022, but the company has received thousands of preorders already for a vehicle aimed at the mass market, not eco-buyers.
The electric vehicle transition is about more than just scrapping petrol cars. We must also ensure quality technology, anticipate the future and make sure no-one gets left behind.
Electric cars offer benefits for low-income and minority drivers, including cleaner air and lower maintenance costs. But it will take more than rebates on new models to make EVs accessible for all.
The Morrison government could have backed Australia's clean energy sector to create jobs and stimulate the post-pandemic economy. Instead, it's sending the nation on a fool's errand.
A plan to use swappable batteries in long-haul electric trucks highlights how freight is starting to move away from fossil fuels.
The pandemic could be a boon to car use, but it would be a mistake for governments to let that happen. There's a golden opportunity to push towards a zero-carbon transportation system.
Electric vehicles can have more than one source of power, meaning they can be controlled better.
Australia must treble its emissions reduction targets and reach net-zero emissions by 2035. Without this and other radical global action, the chance to hold warming to well below 2℃ will pass us by.
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.
Right now, the nation is almost entirely dependent on other countries for minerals that are used in everything from wind turbines to strike fighters and satellites.
Long-overdue changes are afoot in Britain's bus networks.
Active travel can help tackle the climate crisis earlier than electric vehicles – even if you swap the car for a bike for just one trip a day.
A new Morrison government plan sorely misses the point on electric vehicles. It's in stark contrast to Biden's ambitious EV strategy.
Australia has a lot of work to do to overcome the challenges facing electric vehicles users, starting with the lack of a comprehensive national charging network.
A net-zero goal will provide clarity, ambition and focus. But Morrison must back the rhetoric with investment and policy commensurate with the task.
Electric cars get a lot of hype, but what really matters for the climate are excess emissions from the many millions of gasoline vehicles still sold each year.
Tesla is now valued at more than Toyota, Volkswagen, Daimler, General Motors, BMW, Honda, Hyundai and Ford combined. But don't expect that to last.
Top contributors
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Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellow & Tritum E-Mobility Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Research Associate, Institute of Coding, Coventry University
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Senior Lecturer and Co-Director, Electric Vehicle Centre of Excellence (EVCE), Cardiff University
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Cardiff University
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Professor of Environmental Geography, School of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, UNSW
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Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
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Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
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Professor of Robotics; Director, WA Electric Vehicle Trial, The University of Western Australia
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Lecturer, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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PhD candidate Faculty of Science UNSW, UNSW
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CEO at ClimateWorks Australia, Monash University
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Urban Policy and Director, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Senior Research Fellow, University of South Australia
