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Fuel fears drive more Aussie buyers to electric cars

Fuel shortages and price rises are providing a "tipping point" for electric vehicles in Australia, with one brand selling out of its local stock.

Ban on petrol, diesel vehicles urged as EVs set records

Ban on petrol, diesel vehicles urged as EVs set records

Motorists are buying electric vehicles in record numbers but uptake will need to speed up to meet climate targets and experts are calling for change.

Keep electric car tax cut, remove pollution instead

Keep electric car tax cut, remove pollution instead

A tax exemption for electric vehicles could put another 1.5 million on Australian roads if it is extended to 2035, modelling shows, and cut carbon emissions.

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Hybrid sales accelerate but diesel utes claim top spots

Hybrid and electric vehicles are closing the gap on their petrol and diesel equivalents in Australia but the race remains slow and steady.

Positives and negatives: is it better to learn to drive in an electric or a petrol vehicle?

It used to be manual or automatic, but as a new generation approaches their Ls and Ps, a new dilemma arises

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EVs may be the way to drive down everyone's power bills

With EVs now able to power homes and the grid, the Electric Vehicle Council says government incentives could lower power prices for all Australians.

Call for workplace change to drive electric car take-up

Fewer than one-in-three electric vehicle drivers can access a charger at work and incentives could get more people to go electric and drive to the office.

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Coalition may rethink rules that push car-makers to create cheaper EVs and hybrids for Australians

Coalition may rethink rules that push car-makers to create cheaper EVs and hybrids for Australians

Opposition says Labor’s national vehicle emission standard is ‘poorly designed’, despite data showing uptick in green vehicle sales

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Tesla sales in Australia are sliding for the first time. Is it stiff competition or the Musk factor?

Tesla sales in Australia are sliding for the first time. Is it stiff competition or the Musk factor?

Sales of Elon Musk-owned carmaker have chalked up an annual drop of nearly 21%, as the overall EV sector growth weakens

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New driver takes the wheel at electric car lobby group

New driver takes the wheel at electric car lobby group

The former head of Polestar Australia is set to drive Australia's peak electric vehicle body after its first chief executive stepped down from the role.

‘No longer a novelty’: massive rise in Australian EV sales, industry report finds

‘No longer a novelty’: massive rise in Australian EV sales, industry report finds

EVs represent about 1% of light vehicles in Australia – but Electric Vehicle Council warns there is ‘more work to be done’ to reach 2050 emissions targets

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Australian electric vehicle sales in first half of 2023 already higher than all of 2022, report says

Australian electric vehicle sales in first half of 2023 already higher than all of 2022, report says

Lack of official vehicle efficiency standards blamed for low supplies as demand for electric cars continues to exceed availability

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Calls for fuel efficiency standards in Australia

Calls for fuel efficiency standards in Australia

The Electric Vehicle Council has renewed calls for the introduction of fuel efficiency standards in Australia following its success in New Zealand.

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