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.
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Labor has put fuel efficiency rules on the agenda. But the standards must be stringent and purpose-built for Australia.
Opposition from vested interests – including oil refineries and the car dealership industry – has held Australia back on fuel efficiency. The onus is now on the Albanese government to intervene.
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.
You can reduce your fuel consumption by 15-20% with improved driving habits alone – reducing emissions and saving money at the same time.
The continued upward trend in our second-biggest source of emissions is a result of government inaction on a transport mix dominated by trucks and cars and a lack of fuel-efficiency standards.
Surprise findings have revealed that Australia’s cars are getting less fuel efficient. This is bad news for the hip-pockets of motorists - and for the climate.
This shocking figure comes from our back-of-the-envelope calculations looking at the effect of forcing more efficient engines on the Australian market.
Researchers have found a way to evaluate how energy-efficient electric vehicles are, and compare the sizes and costs of batteries for different models.
The Trump administration’s move to freeze fuel economy standards reflects a sea change in American energy policy first born during an era of oil shortages and environmental crises.
Law scholars from California unpack the legal questions raised by the Trump administration’s plan to roll back mileage standards and revoke California’s ability to set more stringent rules.
Manufacturers always have to make trade-offs when they design new cars, balancing the need to protect public health and the environment with their urge to wow customers.
The Trump administration announced a plan to relax fuel economy standards, but well-designed regulations can drive clean car innovations that make U.S. industry globally competitive.
A surprising study published in Science found that as fuel emissions drop, consumer products are playing a larger role in air pollution.
Despite persistent buzz, the falling cost of electric cars isn’t enough to guarantee sales in Australia.
Australia’s road emissions have plateaued – last year showed the smallest reduction on record.
It’s all in the presentation: In studies, consumers were more apt to choose fuel-efficient vehicles depending on how the same pieces of information were displayed on labels.
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has said the agency’s purview should not include climate change, but a look at its history under both Republican and Democratic presidents says otherwise.
Think you couldn’t possibly do without your car? There are more options than you might think.
Australia’s plan to bring fuel efficiency standards up to par with the US and Europe could see us say goodbye to regular unleaded, and hello to a useful way of cutting our rising greenhouse emissions.
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Research Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan
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Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Assistant Professor of Law, University of Oregon
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney
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E-Mobility Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Wollongong
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Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Future Urban Mobility, Swinburne University of Technology
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Vice President for Research, Texas A&M University
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Professor of Environmental Geography, School of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Energy and Society, University of Sussex
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Distinguished Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Penn State
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Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Technology Sydney
