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In response, Australia must strengthen standards around data security, vehicle safety and battery recycling.
A target reduction from 80% to 50% or 60% takes pressure off government and manufacturers to address them.
China is already producing a wide range of EVs, including several options that cost less than $25,000.
Would-be buyers are still put off by a patchy national charging network.
Consumer demands have changed – and the old manufacturers have taken their foot off the gas.
The government could look to support domestic manufacturers – but Chinese rivals are circling.
The new concept ruffled feathers but Jaguar has always innovated in the hopes of attracting new and younger buyers.
Today’s cars include hundreds of computer chips, and carmakers say the data produced by those chips is proprietary – and a security risk. This means you don’t own the data your car generates.
Electric vehicles were around long before their fossil fuel rivals. They are also set to outlast them because of advantages their advocates noted as early as a century ago.
Australia can afford to transform Australian manufacturing into an economically viable, environmentally sustainable and job-creating sector. To do that, we need a strategic and long-term approach.
There’s a strong case for more strategic local manufacturing. There’s little case for making cars and trains in Australia.
After ‘Dieselgate’, Volkswagen appears keen to rescue its public image. Now it’s looking to hire its own ‘Greta Thunberg’.
Thanks to savvy public relations, General Motors inserted itself at the heart of culture in mid-century Australia. But dreams don’t last forever.
When computers take the wheel, the emotive aspect of driving will change significantly.
Going private would help Tesla reestablish its luxury status.
The first set of ethical rules on how self-driving cars should operate have been adopted by the German government.
The collapse of the car manufacturing industry will require more investment in R&D and technological innovation to ensure Australia doesn’t fall behind.
University of Sydney conservation scientist Rick Shine has won a top science honour, for work that uses evolutionary theory to try and keep cane toads from killing Australia’s native wildlife.
Australia can learn from the US where state governments have attracted foreign investment in manufacturing that contributes to local economies.
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