Electric cars
‘I’m just a guy who got lucky’: Rise of the lithium kings
An anaesthetist turned outback motorcycle enthusiast who purchased a sizeable chunk of lithium stocks five years ago at 11¢ a share has set up his retirement.
- by Simon Johanson
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Fate of an Australian lithium star hinges on one Canadian ridgeline
Patriot Battery Metals is on a meteoric ascent as the world pivots away from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles. But the last two years have also delivered their fair share of speed bumps.
- by Simon Johanson
Explainer
Renewables
The magnetic appeal of induction cooktops (plus other ways to go electric)
With gas now on the nose, householders are switching to green electricity. Where do you start? And how far can you go?
- by Angus Holland
Chasing copper: Rio Tinto says steel production in China at saturation point
The mining giant says growth in iron ore demand will come from India and other countries in Asia.
- by Simon Johanson
Tesla Tesla Tesla: How Australia ended up at the back of world’s EV queue
The electric revolution is gaining pace, but the market is still dominated by just a few models.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
‘Saving money, not the world’: How a former coal baron turned green
Businessman Trevor St Baker, at first glance, appears an unlikely champion of green energy.
- by Simon Johanson
Electric vehicle sales accelerate, but not fast enough
Battery electric, hybrid or plug-in hybrid model vehicles accounted for 16.6 per cent of new car sales in Australia during June this year.
- by Simon Johanson
The extra 0.000000000000003¢ on electric vehicle bills that makes little sense
Victoria’s revised road user charge for electric vehicle drivers is 2.8¢ per kilometre. On VicRoads bills it has been itemised as 2.8000000000000003¢ a kilometre. EV drivers say the blunder is indicative of bad policy and bad administration.
- by Broede Carmody
Opinion
Foreign relations
Accelerated EV drive may give Australia-Indonesia future some grunt
Australia has lithium. Indonesia has nickel. EV batteries need both. Could this be the evolution of a beautiful friendship?
- by Peter Hartcher
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Widodo pushes for deal with Australia on electric vehicles
The Indonesian leader wants to join forces on producing electric vehicle batteries and hopes to seal a partnership as he meets Anthony Albanese in Sydney.
- by Chris Barrett
Opinion
Opinion
Petrol-powered cars are an environmental catastrophe. I’ll miss them anyway
Electric cars aren’t nearly as fun to drive.
- by Farhad Manjoo