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Electric utes: Shining the path towards a cheaper and cleaner future for regional Australia

The Driven EV News

Federal minister uses electric ute as prop to launch new report highlighting money and health benefits of strong fuel emissions policy. The post Electric utes: Shining the path towards a cheaper and cleaner future for regional Australia appeared first on The Driven.

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Australia introduces its first exhaust rule but makes all the mistakes the US did

Baua Electric

Photo by Marcus Reubenstein on Unsplash Australia will introduce a bill to parliament this week containing its first-ever vehicle emissions rule, a huge step forward for the country. Australia doesn’t have its own fuel efficiency standards, making it one of only two advanced countries without such a rule, alongside Russia.

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Polestar follows Tesla in departure from Australian lobby group

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Just days after Tesla exited from the largest Australian automotive lobby group — the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) — over campaigns against tightening emissions standards, another electric vehicle (EV) maker has followed in leaving the group. What are your thoughts?

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Santos reports successful CO2 capture and storage injection trial in Moomba CCS project

Green Car Congress

Australia-based natural gas company Santos has successfully injected approximately 100 tonnes of carbon dioxide deep underground into depleted gas reservoirs as part of the final field trial for the Moomba Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project. million tonne per year project ready for Final Investment Decision by the end of the year.

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Australian Government establishes A$300M fund to support hydrogen projects

Green Car Congress

Hydrogen has the potential to make a substantial contribution to our clean energy transition, reducing emissions across the economy while underpinning the development of an important domestic and export industry. Emissions reduction potential. —CEFC CEO Ian Learmonth. Source: CEFC. —Ian Learmonth.

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CSIRO and partners to test Direct Injection Carbon Engine to reduce brown coal emissions by up to 50%

Green Car Congress

CSIRO suggests that DICE could provide a pathway to net negative CO 2 emissions, by focusing on DICE efficiency first, then bringing in high penetration renewables with bio-CCS and lastly partial CCS. The project is supported by industry partners including Exergen, Ignite Energy Resources, AGL, MAN Diesel & Turbo and EnergyAustralia.

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Toyota a winner as CO2 reduction plan introduced to parliament with less pressure on SUVs and utes

EV Central

Australia is on schedule to have a CO2 reduction scheme for motor vehicle in place by January 1 2025. But it is still a tough document, forecast to cut carbon-dioxide emissions by 321m tonnes by 2050. Hyundai calls for more EV support under Labor’s new CO2 reduction scheme READ MORE: It’s a green light for electric vehicles!

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