More EVs are appearing on Australian roads. But the pace of change is well short of what’s need to reach emission cut goals.
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To boost the slow uptake of EVs in Australia, authorities have focused on expanding the charger network and ensuring chargers are online. But this won’t be enough.
Even as clean energy progress slows in the US and EU, developing nations such as Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives are surging ahead.
Unless transport emissions are tackled head-on, Australia’s new climate target cannot be met.
Canadian officials have pledged more than $43 billion in subsidies to create new low-carbon supply chains. A new study identifies some problems.
Moving a home or car battery from Melbourne to Perth can require multiple permits. Australia and New Zealand need smarter standards – or we’ll all pay the price.
Lower, targeted tariffs on Chinese imports would ease financial pressures for Canadian consumers and mitigate Canada’s excessive reliance on the United States.
Tesla’s ‘full self-driving’ mode is set to arrive in Australia. But it’s not autonomous – drivers have to pay attention.
An analysis finds that fewer electric vehicles will also mean less investment to clean up the electricity sector.
China is already producing a wide range of EVs, including several options that cost less than $25,000.
South Africa’s new climate targets cut emissions only modestly by 2035; a cautious path risks missing green investment, even though deeper cuts are within reach.
It’s cheaper to charge an EV than fuel a petrol car. But while charging can be dirt cheap, it’s not always the case.
A new road charge mooted for electric vehicle drivers is based on a fundamental misconception.
The way we drive in the real world means the estimated range for a new EV isn’t quite accurate.
China is roaring forward in the race to be the world’s clean energy powerhouse.
Would-be buyers are still put off by a patchy national charging network.
Electric car discounts are too meagre to help the low-paid and car-dependent.
The new federal law favors energy technologies that are already profitable and increase global warming over cleaner approaches that could use the investment support.
Electric vehicle sales are racing ahead in the UK – but the switch to heat pumps is lagging behind.
Government investment in neighbourhood EV chargers cannot replace investment at motorway services.
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Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Anglia Ruskin University
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E-Mobility Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Adjunct Professor of Transport, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer, School of Electrical Engneering and Computer Science, The University of Queensland; The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Senior Research Fellow, Collaboration on Energy and Environmental Markets, UNSW
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Research Associate, Institute of Coding, Coventry University
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Professor of Business and Sustainability, Cardiff University
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Professor in Supply Chain and Freight Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne