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If oil prices rise and stay elevated, consumers will seek better options. Could it accelerate the shift to electric vehicles?
Some technologies could rapidly cut emissions, while others do little to fight climate change. The House bill favors the latter while nixing support for the former.
From fires to carbon emissions and electromagnetic fields, misinformation about electric vehicles is rife – and widely believed.
Hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles now outsell battery-electric in Australia. One reason? Drivers don’t feel confident in the public charger network.
The European car industry was languishing even before Trump’s tariffs arrived.
Musk seems to be poised to pivot Tesla towards new, more lucrative, sectors.
A new wave of companies are focusing on microchips designed for clean energy technology.
Old EV batteries have huge potential. But it’s not going to be easy to realise this.
Battery management systems now blend physics and machine learning, delivering real‑time insights to boost safety, efficiency and lifespan even under heavy use.
Ending Labor’s EV tax break would make it much harder to cut surging emissions in Australia’s transport sector.
Power regulators want to ensure reliable electricity supply, but there’s more to customer service than that in the age of smart appliances, solar panels and EVs.
Penalties are crucial. Without them, automakers have no incentive to supply fuel-efficient, low-CO₂ emitting vehicles to the Australian market.
Electric cars charged with locally made electricity can boost Australia’s energy security. That’s great – if we avoid relying on just one EV producing nation.
Electric vehicles sold in the last decade are already having a measurable impact on childhood asthma rates in the U.S.
Elon Musk marketed EVs to wealthy early-adopter men – but in the long run, more diverse messaging will help the industry.
An innovation expert looked at decades of car adverts to find out.
Consumer demands have changed – and the old manufacturers have taken their foot off the gas.
China is less afraid of Trump’s tariffs than it was in his first term.
If every car was electric, every single power station in the UK could be devoted entirely to powering them and it still wouldn’t be enough.
Top contributors
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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