Governments playing part in rising electric and hybrid car sales, analysis shows Economy & Industry A new report from the National Transport Commission has found that sales of hybrid and electric vehicles are on the rise, with 58,595 hybrid and
Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero carbon emission cities March 31, 2021 By Christian Brand Editors' Picks Globally, only one in 50 new cars were fully electric in 2020, and one in 14 in the UK. Sounds impressive, but even if all
Victoria’s electric vehicle tax and the theory of the second-best December 9, 2020 By John Quiggin Economy & Industry One of the central ideas in tax policy is the principle of the second-best. Economic theory gives us a good idea of what an ideal
This tiny electric car is selling like hot cakes in China October 2, 2020 By Vanessa Bates Ramirez Editors' Picks Though far too many sectors of the economy have suffered enormous losses during the coronavirus pandemic, a few are doing alright. One of those is car sales. It’s
New battery lets electric cars go 200 miles on a 10-minute charge January 16, 2020 By Edd Gent Communications & Technology Electric vehicles could decarbonise one of the most polluting sectors of our economy, but they’re bedevilled by one major problem: range anxiety. A new battery
Here’s why infrastructure will make or break our response to climate change January 15, 2020 By Joel Moser Economy & Industry The public discourse about climate change and infrastructure often treats these two issues as separate. It’s time to start thinking about them as the same
The opportunities and risks of decarbonising our transport August 9, 2019 By Michael Brear Economy & Industry During the Federal election campaign, the debate on the regulation of transport greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions was light on detail, and polarised. Labor had proposed
