Category: Australia

Buckle up and take a ride down memory lane with new podcast series ‘Cars That Made Australia’

From the Datsun 180B, to the Valiant Charger, and iconic Holden Commodore, everyone has a memory of the cars that have made their way into the hearts of millions of Aussies.  In the

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Why Aussies are obsessed with this car – news.com.au

The latest all-wheel-drive Golf R is an endlessly capable hot hatch but it’s so popular that VW has paused taking orders until it can clear its backlog. Here are five things you should

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What a fuel efficiency standard means for Australia’s cars

Australia is joined by Russia as one of the only advanced economies without a fuel efficiency standard. Australia lags behind Roger Dargaville, Monash Energy Institute deputy director, said a fuel efficiency standard would

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Australia tightens rules on emissions to boost electric car sales

Australia said on Wednesday it would introduce new standards targeting vehicle emissions to boost the uptake of electric cars, as it looks to catch up with other developed economies. Just 3.8 percent of

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Australia introduces vehicle pollution rules to boost EV uptake

SYDNEY, April 19 (Reuters) – Australia said on Wednesday it would introduce new standards targeting vehicle emissions to boost the uptake of electric cars, as it looks to catch up with other developed

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Australia commits to fuel efficiency standards: Details & industry response

The Australian Government has today committed to introducing fuel efficiency standards to boost the supply and choice of electric vehicles as part of its National Electric Vehicle Strategy. Snapshot Federal government commits to

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Clean transport: how councils can plan for the future

By Tayla Oates, Journalist, Council Magazine As a part of its Cities Power Partnership program, the Climate Council is working with local councils to reduce emissions across many avenues, with one of the

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New policy to hit accelerator on electric car arrivals

To encourage electric car imports the government has committed to placing a limit on car pollution. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS) By Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson in Brisbane AUSTRALIAN drivers are expected to see more electric cars

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Albanese government to impose mandatory pollution caps on cars to drive electric vehicle uptake

Mandatory pollution caps will for the first time be applied to new cars by the federal government as part of its National Electric Vehicle strategy to drive uptake of cleaner cars as a

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Polestar predicts cheaper electric car batteries aren’t far away

Rising raw material prices have made electric car batteries more expensive to produce than expected of late, but they’re not expected to last forever. CEO of electric-only brand Polestar, Thomas Ingenlath, told Australian

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