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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY 26 MARCH 2024 New Vehicle Efficiency Standard a win for bills, climate and health AUSTRALIANS CAN LOOK forward to cheaper petrol bills, less climate pollution and cleaner air, following the release of legislation for the long-awaited New Vehicle Efficiency Standard. In recent Climate Council polling, 80% of Australians … Continued
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The Electric Vehicle Council has endorsed the government’s new vehicle efficiency standards as a big step forward for Australia. “For many years now, we’ve campaigned for Australia to join the US and Europe by introducing vehicle efficiency standards so car makers are incentivised to offer their best and most affordable electric options to Australians,” said … Continued
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Porsche Motorsport is showcasing the future of racing, with its new GT4 e-Performance race car prototype, capable of accelerating from 0-200 kilometres an hour in 5.6 seconds. Showing this latest innovation to the world involved a complex logistics journey, spanning 40,000 kilometres and multiple countries, managed by global logistics and freight experts, DB Schenker. The … Continued
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RACV is asking Victorians to provide feedback about how safe they feel on roads in regional Victoria as part of their My Country Road survey. The survey opens today and will run for six weeks. The survey uses an online interactive map that shows high-speed roads with large concentrations of crashes causing death or serious … Continued
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New research shows young drivers who share the family car are less likely to crash than those who drive their own car. Young drivers have a 30 per cent greater risk of crashing in their first year if they drive their own car compared to those who borrow the family car, an extensive study of … Continued
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Australia’s preeminent motoring festival, Motors & Masterpieces, is set to be a class affair when it launches at the Melbourne Showgrounds from November 22-24, with ten distinct themes for the celebration now confirmed. Over 300 cars and motorcycles are set to be displayed in distinct groups that reflect on the significant cultural settings and … Continued
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Despite overblown predictions from sections of the car lobby, new modelling by the Electric Vehicle Council, using S&P Global Mobility’s new car market forecast, shows the Australian market is actually already on track to meet the government’s preferred New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) targets. The S&P data indicates Australia will achieve the overall CO2 targets … Continued
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The number of female leaders in rail continues to climb, particularly CEOs, with more women joining its ranks at nearly every level, according to gender diversity research released today by the industry’s peak body. The Australasian Railway Association’s (ARA) Gender Diversity Data Report 2024, based on the Australian Government’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) … Continued
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SATURDAY 16 MARCH 2024 Cleaner air, cheaper rides: Aussies want access to better cars A CLEAR MAJORITY of Australians want cleaner cars that are cheaper to run, to help cut climate pollution and the cost of living, new polling from the Climate Council shows. The national poll found an … Continued
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Parents for Climate is backing in findings from new national polling released today that shows parents and carers with kids at home want more efficient cars, cheaper bills and cleaner air. The polling, commissioned by the Climate Council, shows an overwhelming majority of parents (86%) are feeling the pain of increasing petrol prices. Parents … Continued
