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On November 11, 2019, Nine News televised a report on new charging depots being opened for electric cars in Queensland.
On September 5, 2019, Global News televised a report on the history of electric cars, the factors causing consumer reluctance and their likely adoption within the next two decades.
On April 4, 2019, the ABC's current affairs program Four Corners televised a segment dealing with electric cars in Australia including consumer comment, manufacturer and retailer comment, expert comment and the differing positions of the major political parties.
On August 27, 2019, Sky News presented a discussion between commentators Peta Credlin and Rowan Dean in which each expressed their opposition to electric vehicles in Australia.
On April 19, 2019, ABC News televised an in-depth report on electric cars in Australia including consumer comment, expert comment and the differing positions of the major political parties.
On January 4, 2019, Drive.com.au released a video clip explaining the operation of an electric car.
On July 19, 2018, Sunrise on 7 produced a report on electric cars in conjunction with the Australian Electric Vehicle Association (AEVA).
On December 19, 2017, the Climate Council released a promotional video seeking to encourage Australian consumers to buy electric cars.
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On December 24, 2019, The Conversation published a comment by Jake Whitehead, Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Dow Centre for Sustainable Engineering Innovation, titled 'Wrong way, go back: a proposed new tax on electric vehicles is a bad idea'.
Dr Whitehead criticises proposals from the Victorian and New South Wales governments to place a tax on EVs.
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On November 25, 2019, The Guardian published a comment by Hans-Werner Sinn, professor of economics at the University of Munich, titled 'Are electric vehicles really so climate friendly?'
The professor argues that in a country such as Germany whose electricity generation relies substantially on fossil fuels, EVs may have a larger carbon footprint than diesel fueled vehicles.
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On October 31, 2019, The Guardian published a report titled 'Electric cars could be charged in 10 minutes in future, finds research' which refers to research developments in faster-charging batteries.
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On October 28, 2019, The Sydney Morning Herald published a news report titled 'Australians worry about the environment, but are wary of electric cars: report'
The article dealt with a report released by Nielsen titled 'Caught in the Slow Lane' which demonstrates that despite Australians' environmental concerns they have a range of reservations about EVs.
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On October 16, 2019, The Conversation published an analysis by Md Arif Hasan, PhD candidate, Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington and Ralph Brougham Chapman, Associate Professor , Director Environmental Studies, Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington titled 'Climate explained: the environmental footprint of electric versus fossil cars'.
The analysis compares the relative carbon dioxide emissions of EVs and fossil-fueled cars in Australia and New Zealand, demonstrating the EVs have a smaller carbon footprint in both countries.
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On September 5, 2019, The Conversation published a comment by Dr Jake Whitehead, a Tritium e-Mobility Research Fellow at the University of Queensland's Dow Centre for Sustainable Engineering, titled 'Clean, green machines: the truth about electric vehicle emissions.'
The comment defends EVs against accusations that their carbon footprint may be little better than that of ICEVs.
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On August 14, 2019, The Guardian published a news report titled 'Half of all new cars sold in Australia by 2035 will be electric, forecast predicts'
The report refers to a federal government forecast on the likely growth in EV ownership over the next fifteen years.
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On July 12, 2019, the Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association (AAAA) published a comment and analysis titled 'Why Australians won't be plugging into electric cars any time soon' which considered consumer demand, government incentives, manufacturing capacity and infrastructure to conclude that a mass uptake of EVs in Australia is not imminent.
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On July 11, 2019, the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) posted on their site the results of a study they had had conducted on the total costs of owning and running an EV in Australia. The report concluded 'the average cost of owning and running a battery electric vehicle (BEV) in Australia is decreasing as more affordable electrified models hit the market.'
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On April 9, 2019, The Guardian published a comment and analysis titled 'Electric cars: separating the facts from the propaganda'
The article argues that many of the negative claims made about EVs are either false or misleading.
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On March 7, 2019, carsales.com.au published a repot titled 'Why are EVs so expensive?' which examined some of the factors behind the cost of EVs and suggested what might lead ti reductions.
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On January 21, 2019, The Guardian published a comment by Royce Kurmelovs titled 'Road to nowhere: why Australia lags behind in electric vehicle revolution' in which he criticises the federal government for failing to have policies that promote the uptake of EVs.
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On May 4, 2018, The Conversation published a comment by Dr Anna Mortimer, a lecturer in taxation at Griffiths University, titled 'Australians will not buy electric cars without better incentives' which argues for the need for greater government incentives in order to encourage Australians to buy EVs.
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On March 13, 2018, goget.com.au published a comment titled 'Australia could go Electric Vehicle-only; But we should just get cars off the road' which argues that despite some of the advantages offered by EVs the country would do more to reduce its carbon footprint by cutting back the number of vehicles on the road.(Please note: GoGet is a commercial ride share company.)
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On January 12, 2018, the then federal Minister for the Environment and Energy, Josh Frydenberg, noted the advantages of EVs and the opportunities for expansion in the future in a comment published in The Sydney Morning Herald titled 'Stand by, Australia, for the electric car revolution'.
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On November 9, 2017 The Conversation published a comment and analysis by Graciela Metternicht, Professor of Environmental Geography, School of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales and Danielle Drozdzewski, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, University of New South Wales, titled 'Negative charge: why is Australia so slow at adopting electric cars?'
The article considers a number of factors contributing to Australia's slow uptake of EVs.
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