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All new cars should be electric by 2035 'at the latest'

All new cars should be electric by 2035 'at the latest'

Submissions to Australia's fuel-efficiency standard are calling for a bold air pollution limit for new cars and a quick transition to electric vehicles.

Tesla leads and Toyota lags in electric car transition

Tesla leads and Toyota lags in electric car transition

Tesla leads and Toyota lags in electric car transition

Tesla leads and Toyota lags in electric car transition

Tesla and BYD are leading the race to electric transport, according to an international report, while traditional automakers Toyota, Mazda and Suzuki languish.

Slippery slope - police checking chains, booze at snow

Slippery slope - police checking chains, booze at snow

Slippery slope - police checking chains, booze at snow

Slippery slope - police checking chains, booze at snow

Victoria Police has warned snow-travellers to pack tyre chains ahead of this ski season and will be keeping a close eye on licensed venues all winter.

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Electric cars could dominate sales by 2030, study finds

Electric cars could dominate sales by 2030, study finds

Falling prices and advances in electric vehicle technology could mean zero-emission cars represent at least half of all purchases by the end of the decade.

Automotive lobby accused of anti-electric car campaign

Automotive lobby accused of anti-electric car campaign

A climate group has accused representatives for Australia's biggest car makers of privately lobbying the government for weak vehicle pollution cuts.

Apartment dwellers face electric car-charging dilemma

Apartment dwellers face electric car-charging dilemma

New apartment buildings must feature electric vehicle charging later this year but older complexes face a potentially tricky yet vital upgrade, experts say.

Road maintenance call for SA budget funding

Road maintenance call for SA budget funding

South Australia's peak motoring group has released its wish list for the upcoming state budget.

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Queensland drives electric car-charging highway further

Queensland drives electric car-charging highway further

Queensland drives electric car-charging highway further

Queensland drives electric car-charging highway further

Another 33 regional towns have been earmarked for electric car chargers in a $20 million project to extend Queensland's "electric super highway".

Coroner investigating deadly regional intersection

Coroner investigating deadly regional intersection

Coroner investigating deadly regional intersection

Coroner investigating deadly regional intersection

A coroner is investigating a deadly Victorian intersection where two crashes occurred more than a year apart, including one that killed five people and a dog.

Students rescued from school bus trapped in embankment

Students rescued from school bus trapped in embankment

Students rescued from school bus trapped in embankment

Students rescued from school bus trapped in embankment

Sixteen children have been rescued from a school bus that is trapped in an embankment in regional Victoria.

Australia's electric car campaign moves into high gear

Australia's electric car campaign moves into high gear

Australia's electric car campaign moves into high gear

Australia's electric car campaign moves into high gear

Motorists are being encouraged to share their thoughts on a new vehicle policy, with one group suggesting Australia should aim to catch up to the US by 2030.

Australia could miss climate goal if it ignores biofuel

Australia could miss climate goal if it ignores biofuel

Australia could miss climate goal if it ignores biofuel

Australia could miss climate goal if it ignores biofuel

Australia could turn its farming waste into a world-leading carbon-cutting industry, with a unique opportunity to lead the world in eco-friendly fuels.

Aussies encouraged to sound off on electric car safety

Aussies encouraged to sound off on electric car safety

Aussies encouraged to sound off on electric car safety

Aussies encouraged to sound off on electric car safety

Australians are being asked whether electric vehicles should make more noise, technology that one report says could save dozens of lives.

Aussies urged to triple bus, train, bike and hike trips

Aussies urged to triple bus, train, bike and hike trips

Aussies urged to triple bus, train, bike and hike trips

Aussies urged to triple bus, train, bike and hike trips

Australians will need to walk, cycle and catch more trains to significantly cut emissions by 2030 and cannot do it with electric cars alone, a report warns.

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