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‘Significant’ EVs opportunity if governments act now

Australian governments have a “significant opportunity” to drive the adoption of electric vehicles and move to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the next 15...

NSW unveils $480m electric vehicles package

21 June 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

The New South Wales government will commit nearly half a billion dollars in Tuesday’s budget to the uptake of electric vehicles, including limited $3,000 rebates and the removal of...

Victorian Parliament passes EVs tax

26 May 2021 | by Denham Sadler

A controversial new distance-based tax for electric vehicle owners has passed Victorian Parliament and will come into effect from July. The “zero and low-emission vehicle distance-based charge” will see...

Victoria’s $100M EV plan a ‘useful path forward’

3 May 2021 | by Denham Sadler

The Victorian government’s new $100 million plan to encourage electric vehicle uptake offers a “useful path forward”, but much more work and money are required to reach its target...

Victoria’s EV tax policy ‘worst in world’

22 April 2021 | by Denham Sadler

A group of manufacturers and industry groups have slammed Victoria’s proposed tax on EV owners as the “worst electric vehicle policy in the world”, and called on the upper...

Major Project Status for WA battery plant

20 April 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

Perth-based battery material manufacturer EcoGraf has secured Major Project Status for its battery anode materials facility in Western Australia, paving the way for expedited government approvals. Founded in 2005,...

Labor’s recharged EV policy a good ‘first step’

6 April 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

Labor has returned electric vehicles to the policy fray, unveiling a new strategy to drive uptake by cutting taxes and sending thousands of electric powered cars to the second-hand...

Electric vehicles are back on the Labor agenda

1 April 2021 | by Denham Sadler

Labor will again push for an increased uptake of electric vehicles at the upcoming election with a range of tax cuts, while the government has turned its attention to...

Electric vehicle tax is bad policy, denies reality

25 November 2020 | by Denham Sadler

A new tax in Victoria on the use of electric vehicles is a bad policy that will disincentive use of the technology and put Australia even further behind the...

Electric vehicles, made in South Australia

19 October 2020 | by Denham Sadler

Australia has an opportunity to be an exporter of electric vehicle technology and drive its modern manufacturing industry, according to ACE-Electric Vehicle Group managing director Greg McGarvie. This month’s...

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