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Australia’s ‘white gold’ was supposed to fuel the EV transition – then prices for battery minerals collapsed

Why have lithium, nickel and cobalt markets slumped despite the demand for electric vehicles? And what happens next?

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s electric car campaign moves into high gear

Motorists are being encouraged to share their thoughts on a new vehicle policy, with one group suggesting Australia should aim to catch up to the US by 2030.

The New Daily

Australia's electric car campaign moves into high gear

Motorists are being encouraged to share their thoughts on a new vehicle policy, with one group suggesting Australia should aim to catch up to the US by 2030.

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Why EV conversions could become more mainstream for classic cars through to 4WD utes

From classic cars to 4WD utes, Noah Wasmer wants EV conversions to become mainstream.

ABC News

Drivers could save $11.2 billion with EU efficiency standards

Drivers could save a combined $11.2 billion on fuel over five years if the Government adopted a Fuel Efficiency Standard similar to the European Union's.

The New Daily

Australia could become 'superpower' in electric cars

Australia has the potential to become a 'global superpower' in the electric car industry and could make vehicles again, an event has heard.

AAP

Confusion over Australia's electric vehicle taxes as experts call for reform

Victoria's electric vehicle tax is being challenged at Australia's highest court, but experts say it raises bigger questions about how the country could make transport taxes fairer in the future.

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Petrol car ban will force Aussie drivers to go electric

Australians drivers may not be able to buy a new petrol or diesel car in 2035 after restrictions on their sale was approved in Europe.

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Electric cars coming to Australia in 2023

Electric hatchbacks, sports cars and even vans will cruise into Australia in 2023 but experts say one policy change could drive more progress.

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How to secure an electric vehicle for Xmas

An EV for Christmas? There are still ways to secure an electric car in time for a holiday road trip but they might not come from the places you expect.

AAP

Electric vehicle named car of the year

An electric vehicle has claimed Carsales' car of the year title for the second year running, with one judge saying it could prove a point to naysayers.

AAP

Want an electric car but can't charge it? A private kerb-side trial could be the solution

The number of Australians who want an electric vehicle is growing rapidly, but they're hampered by a lack of access to charging facilities. A Melbourne trial of kerbside EV chargers could be part of the solution.

ABC News

Electric car drivers to stay in fast lane

Some drivers will be offered shortcuts through traffic for another year in the latest push to encourage electric vehicle adoption in Australia.

AAP

The Coalition is seeing red (meat) over the methane pledge – but it’s not just about burping cattle

About half of the CO2-equivalent caused by releasing methane in Australia comes from agriculture. The rest comes mainly from coalmines, oil, gas and waste

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Electric vehicles just 3.39% of new Australian car sales despite sharp increase, report says

EV Council figures show uptake lags behind other countries with carmakers opting to send stock to faster-growing markets

ABC News

Electric utes are finally being shipped to Australia. They're about to boom in popularity, report predicts

Australians have been told that electric utes will never work – and even that they don’t exist. Now, with the first models about to arrive in the country, a report predicts they're going to boom in popularity among fleet managers and tradies.

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Climate Council outlines 10 steps to beat government's 43pc emissions reduction target

A report from the Climate Council says the government's 2030 emissions target is too low, and that there are 10 areas we need to focus on to speed up our approach to net-zero.

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Toyota ranked last among world's top vehicle manufacturers for climate performance

Toyota comes last for the second year in a row in a report from Greenpeace, which ranks the largest 10 global car makers on their climate change performance.

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With Scott Morrison gone, Sussan Ley has taken up the task of baseless EV bashing

The deputy Liberal leader has been taken to task over the ‘totally wrong, wholly incorrect’ claim that no one is making electric utes

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‘Monumental blunder’: opposition small business spokesperson claims electric utes don’t exist

Sussan Ley has wrongly claimed electric utility vehicles do not exist. And boy have people let her know about it.

The Guardian - AU

World EV road trip reveals an Australian market in the slow lane

Longtime electric vehicle researcher hits the road in four countries to discover the cost Australia is paying for almost a decade of inaction

The Guardian - AU

Amid the rubble of election defeat, are claims of a dying net zero agenda credible?

Barnaby Joyce ponders ditching net zero, while Matt Canavan’s claim the climate goal is ‘a failed agenda’ globally dismissed as ‘laughably untrue’

The Conversation

IPCC says the tools to stop catastrophic climate change are in our hands. Here's how to use them

Humanity still has time to arrest catastrophic global warming – and has the tools to do so quickly and cheaply, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has found.

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