In defence of a universal, mass × distance road user charge
Distance-based road user charging could replace fuel excise but it has to be implemented properly, and fairly. Chris Jones, AEVA President, explores the issues.
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State of the Union - European Association for Electromobility Report
"A lost opportunity" - the Senate Inquiry into Electric Vehicles
This article, the third in a series, deals with the 2018 Senate Inquiry into Electric Vehicles, and its disappointing outcome.
"Hands off our cars, warmists!"
This is the second article in a six-part series dealing with policies to encourage EV uptake in Australia. This article deals with the unsuccessful attempt to introduce fuel efficiency standards in 2017, in order to reduce CO2 emissions from petrol and diesel cars.
Electric vehicles: the policies - and the politics
This is Part 1 in a series of six articles which will recount the author's personal experience during the past six years in engaging with policies to encourage the uptake of EVs in Australia. This first part deals largely with the Low Emission Vehicle Strategy of the ACT Government, released in 2014.