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Australia delays EV road user charge slammed as 'thinly veiled tax'

Australia delays EV road user charge slammed as 'thinly veiled tax'

Record fuel prices and rising EV sales appear to have delayed the introduction of a proposed road user charge for EVs.

Victorian infrastructure body calls for usage-based rego, congestion charges

William Stopford

Victorian infrastructure body calls for usage-based rego, congestion charges

A comprehensive report by Infrastructure Victoria has called for a raft of measures aimed at reducing traffic and boosting public transport usage.

5 Years Ago

Stop registering new combustion vehicles by 2035, advises Infrastructure Victoria

Mike Costello

Stop registering new combustion vehicles by 2035, advises Infrastructure Victoria

Two influential policy advisory groups have now called for a ban on new combustion vehicle registration inside 14 years, to hit net zero by 2050.

5 Years Ago

Australia's Evie and Tritium rolling out 300-plus destination EV chargers

Mike Costello

Australia's Evie and Tritium rolling out 300-plus destination EV chargers

Flourishing Australian EV infrastructure industry details latest major project, with some previously announced federal government help.

5 Years Ago

Western Australia building country's longest 'electric highway'

William Stopford

Western Australia building country's longest 'electric highway'

Western Australia is building the longest “electric highway” in Australia with 90 fast-charging stations connecting Esperance to Kununurra.

5 Years Ago

Australian government fleets leading hybrid and EV take-up

Mike Costello

Australian government fleets leading hybrid and EV take-up

The Australian government's National Transport Commission has crunched the numbers on average emissions intensity across numerous metrics

5 Years Ago

Australia's dirty fuel – and when it'll get cleaner

William Stopford

Australia's dirty fuel – and when it'll get cleaner

We're getting closer to receiving cleaner fuel, though by the time we've caught up to current European standards we'll be behind again.

5 Years Ago

Government accused of prioritising dealers over consumers as it pushes for franchise reform

Mike Costello

Government accused of prioritising dealers over consumers as it pushes for franchise reform

The Federal Government says it's protecting small business, but car manufacturers claim over-regulation stifles innovation. Here we try to explain the issue.

5 Years Ago

Electric car sales up 273 per cent in July, here's how each model sold

Mike Costello

Electric car sales up 273 per cent in July, here's how each model sold

The MG ZS EV is Australia's top-selling EV excluding Tesla, which keeps its sales data secret. Mercedes-Benz EQA, Nissan Leaf, and Porsche Taycan are next

5 Years Ago

Australian government co-funds rollout of 400 public EV charge points

Mike Costello

Australian government co-funds rollout of 400 public EV charge points

ARENA gives five Australian companies $25 million to build more than 400 DC electric car chargers capable of 100kW outputs.

5 Years Ago

Brisbane electric car charging startup EVOS secures $1.7m seed funding

Mike Costello

Brisbane electric car charging startup EVOS secures $1.7m seed funding

Three former senior staff at Australia's EV 'unicorn' Tritium have started a home AC charger and EV fleet management company called EVOS.

5 Years Ago

June 2021 new car sales figures – VFACTS

Mike Costello

June 2021 new car sales figures – VFACTS

Market up a fraction, diesel utes dominate the charts, Kia edges Hyundai two months in a row, China's MG and GWM flying, Honda plummets, and EVs spike

5 Years Ago

Mazda Australia the latest company to request federal EV plan

Mike Costello

Mazda Australia the latest company to request federal EV plan

Australia's number-two car brand says a federal action plan needs to developed to avoid state-by-state complexities, as Victoria, NSW and the ACT all go their own way on EV support.

5 Years Ago

Australia-wide EV policy needed to avoid 'chaos', says FCAI

Mike Costello

Australia-wide EV policy needed to avoid 'chaos', says FCAI

While the New South Wales Government's weekend EV support package has been praised by car brands, their representative body wants Federal policies put in place.

5 Years Ago

NSW State Government announces sweeping electric-vehicle stimulus package

Mike Costello

NSW State Government announces sweeping electric-vehicle stimulus package

Australia's most populous State sets out policies to become "the Norway of Australia" by driving EV take-up through subsidies and rolling out fast chargers.

5 Years Ago

Shake-up coming for car repair sector

Mike Costello

Shake-up coming for car repair sector

Australia's car companies will be obliged to sell technical data to independent workshops from July 2022, as a bill to drive competition passes both houses.

5 Years Ago

Australia, UK free-trade agreement sees tariff axed

Mike Costello

Australia, UK free-trade agreement sees tariff axed

Cars sold in Australia that are made in the UK will lose their 5 per cent tariff as part of a new free-trade deal between the two nations.

5 Years Ago