Electric vehicles are usually safer for their occupants – but not necessarily for everyone else
May 01, 2024 03:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
The future of automobiles is electric, but many people worry about the safety of todays electric vehicles. Public opinion about EV crash safety often hinges on a few high-profile fire incidents. Those safety concerns...
Why surging sales of large electric vehicles raises environmental red flags
Nov 07, 2023 09:00 am UTC| Business
Electric cars are getting bigger and heavier. In 2019, 30% of the electric vehicle (EV) models available worldwide were sports utility vehicles (SUVs). Fast forward to 2022 and that figure stood at 40% equivalent to...
Will drivers who paid Victoria's electric vehicle tax be able to get their money back?
Oct 25, 2023 05:32 am UTC| Business
Electric vehicle owners in Victoria couldnt be blamed for wondering if they might get their money back after the High Court found the states zero and low-emission vehicle road-user charge to be unconstitutional. The...
Oct 24, 2023 09:22 am UTC| Law Business
The High Court of Australias decision to invalidate Victorias electric vehicle tax has been widely noted as a major judgement in the history of federal-state taxation powers. In 2021, Victoria introduced a 2.5 cents per...
How sodium-ion batteries could make electric cars cheaper
Oct 11, 2023 03:38 am UTC| Technology
Cars that burn petrol and diesel must be replaced with renewable alternatives if the climate crisis is to be overcome. Electric vehicles (EVs) are widely viewed as the best option available. This is because EVs can be...
Why delaying the ban on petrol and diesel cars won't slow UK's shift to electric vehicles
Sep 23, 2023 00:49 am UTC| Economy
The UK has delayed its ban on the sale of new cars which burn petrol or diesel in internal combustion engines (ICE) from 2030 to 2035. In some ways, this is no surprise: the original plan was to ban them from 2040, a...
The EU’s anti-subsidy investigation into electric vehicles is a risky strategy that may backfire
Sep 21, 2023 01:52 am UTC| Law Business
In her State of the Union address on 13 September, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced a new anti-subsidy investigation into electric vehicles (EVs) from China, claiming that the market is being...