Electric Vehicles

After years of inaction, it seems Australia’s lawmakers have finally begun to take the widespread acceptance of electric vehicles (EVs) more seriously – and it comes not a moment too …
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Australia’s car industries wants several licence and government fees given the flick to simplify taxation on drivers.Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries chief executive Tony Weber wants the Federal Government to …
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Countries and states around the world are already mandating the ban of internal combustion engine (ICE) cars within the next decade.

The UK – importantly for Australia as it is …
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TWO free-to-use electric car charging stations have been installed in a developing suburb on Ipswich’s outskirts.

The stations are the first to be installed in boom town Ripley and stand …
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The NSW Treasurer and Transport Minister say the federal government must consider bigger tax breaks to incentivise the take-up of electric vehicles.

Transport Minister Andrew Constance described the transition away …
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Tasmanians thinking of buying an electric vehicle in the next two years won’t pay stamp duty, as part of a pro-EV package promised by the Tasmanian Liberal government, which is …
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The Victorian government has been criticised for announcing subsidies for people who buy new electric cars while also trying to introduce a new tax on such vehicles.

Under the proposed …
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usgrid has unveiled a prototype electric vehicle fast charging station in Sydney as part of the electricity utility’s plan to transform existing street-side power kiosks into a network of “state-of-the-art” …
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Australia’s trucking industry is making moves to go electric. The latest development — a system for using swappable batteries instead of time-consuming recharge stations for long-haul trucks between Sydney and Brisbane — …
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The state government wants half of all new cars sold in Victoria by 2030 to be zero-emission vehicles, and is offering subsidies of up to $3,000 to help kickstart ownership.

Key …
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