As hundreds of thousands more EVs hit Australian roads, is our charging infrastructure up to scratch?
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An e-bike is a good start. But training, guided rides and social connection give people the confidence to keep using them.
It makes more sense to go solar and quit gas before getting a home battery.
The EU’s new electrification plan aims to slash reliance on fossil fuels by doubling the number of heat pumps by 2030.
Home batteries and rooftop solar have become enormously popular. But while powerful, these technologies won’t let us get rid of the grid.
Australia’s EV transition is gathering pace – but fixing gaps in the public charger network will be essential for the shift to continue.
Transport policy used to be about roads, rails and pollution. But this year’s fuel crisis has shown it’s far more than that.
Expanding fuel reserves and slashing oil demand makes sense. Reopening refineries and drilling for more doesn’t.
Analysts forecast China’s clean exports would plunge. But demand has surged to new heights after the Iran war
With the same fiscal support that Canberra found to back the oil industry, we could start to end our oil dependence.
With bills rising, people are looking for ways to use less energy. We asked five experts for their practical and proven advice.
The government’s response to the fuel crisis has been to reassure us normality will resume. Amid global uncertainty, that’s not enough.
For millions of Australians without off-street parking, charging is a obstacle to shifting to an electric vehicle. Kerbside chargers could help.
There’s lots of copper in the ground, but demand is already outstripping usable supply – and the shortfall is likely to get worse.
Diesel powers most freight trucks. As oil prices spike, electric trucks are looking more attractive – if upfront cost and charging barriers can be overcome
It’s easy to think cheaper EVs will encourage more people to switch. But new research shows subsidising these vehicles is poor value for money. There’s a better way.
Batteries are typically held together by chemicals that don’t easily degrade. However, some marine animals have evolved remarkable natural ways to attach themselves to wet, slippery surfaces.
Could container ships ever go electric? The best option might be a fleet of attendant battery vessels to power these giants directly.
The main way we show energy use is through “primary energy”. But this metric conceals the truly enormous waste of the energy in fossil fuels.
Pacific nations spend billions each year importing fossil fuels for electricity. Now the region’s leaders are aiming for energy independence.
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Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology
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Adjunct Professor in Sustainability, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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Senior Research Fellow, Collaboration on Energy and Environmental Markets, UNSW
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Research Associate, Renewable Energy, University of Oxford
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Professor of Sustainability, University of Dayton
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Professor of Energy and Environmental Economics and International Affairs, Penn State
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Director of the Innovative Management Practice Research Centre, Anglia Ruskin University
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Research Associate, Advanced Battery Systems and Safety, Edith Cowan University
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Professor, Leibniz Institute for Economic Research
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Research Associate (Centre for Energy Economics Research and Policy), Heriot-Watt University
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Knowledge Broker, Centre for Safe Air (NHMRC CRE), and Adjunct Researcher, Media School, University of Tasmania
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Director of Energy Lancaster and Professor of Physical Chemistry, Lancaster University