Replacing 1m petrol cars with EVs could cut Australia’s reliance on foreign fuel by 1bn litres a year Electric vehicles reduce exposure to global oil price shocks and shift energy consumption to electricity largely produced domestically, expert says

#EVBetter Replacing 1m petrol cars with EVs could cut Australia’s reliance on foreign fuel by 1bn litres a year | Electric vehicles | The Guardian share.google/UWuyovIyAbRq...

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China to enforce world’s first mandatory EV energy standard in 2026, capping two-tonne models at 15.1 kWh per 100 km China will implement the world’s first mandatory electric vehicle energy consumption standard in January 2026.

China to enforce world’s first mandatory EV energy standard in 2026, capping two-tonne models at 15.1 kWh per 100 km share.google/KM55ZTiaKvus... - this is going to accelerate the Chinese lead in EV technology and reduce specious #RangeAnxiety claims. #EVBetter

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Renault could slash prices of 4, 5 and Twingo if new EU rules get the go-ahead | Autocar Decision on new affordable car category is set to be made next month

Renault could cut prices of 4, 5, Twingo if EU's E-Car class approved | Autocar share.google/NA0egBSCOqJE... The Twingo is already going to be €20k new. If that can be reduced to €17.5k, it's game over for ice cars #EVBetter

Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report finds Analysis of 800,000 European cars found real-world pollution from plug-in hybrids nearly five times greater than lab tests

People who think that #PHEV is a more secure alternative to a #BEV and still good to the planet better read this - www.theguardian.com/environment/.... What this article doesn't mention is that servicing costs for PHEVs are more expensive, as are repairs. #EVBetter

youtu.be/DI17YXCalyY - still appropriate after the underwhelming BZ2X and the ridiculousness of the Mirai (still in their UK TV ads) #EVBetter #ToyotaBad

World's first fully electric cherry farm? youtu.be/ZhnU2wlBnFs #EverythingElectric #StopBurningStuff #EVBetter #ClimateActionNow

The closing longevity gap between battery electric vehicles and internal combustion vehicles in Great Britain - Nature Energy Big data from MOT tests in Great Britain shows that early battery electric vehicles (BEVs) were less reliable than internal combustion vehicles. Here Nguyen-Tien et al. show that rapid technological a...

Great paper in #Nature about the TCO of different vehicle types in the UK based on about 300M MOT records. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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@ledbydonkeys.org and Political Beauty have made a great video here - youtu.be/NjWl_RNDMSA #EVBetter

Electric Cars Could Last Much Longer Than You Think Rather than having a shorter lifespan than internal combustion engines, EV batteries are lasting way longer than expected, surprising even the automakers themselves.

Good to know #EVBetter www.wired.com/story/electr...