High-end vehicles will need to become more fuel-efficient to avoid a 33 per cent tax under changes in a federal budget update.
Remote areas of Queensland will get 12 new low-emission buses in a project designed to inspire more tourism operations to go electric.
Just one in four new cars sold in Australia will be electric by 2030, according to new forecasts that experts say should inspire urgent change.
A battery-powered plane will join the Air New Zealand fleet within two years as part of a plan to tackle the "wicked" challenge of cutting air travel emissions.
Electric car brand BYD has announced plans to expand its stores and service centres in Australia in a bid to claim a larger share of vehicle sales.
Vague and misleading marketing terms like 'for the planet' should be banned in Australia, according to a report analysing green claims in social media ads.
A lack of chargers, policies and financial help means Australian companies are being slower to trade in their diesel trucks for electric models.
Popular cars have been caught using significantly more petrol than their lab tests showed in the first real-world test results.
An online calculator shows electric cars produce as much as 60 per cent less carbon than petrol vehicles and motorists can make deeper cuts using solar power.
Former ACCC chairman Rod Sims says Australia is not accurately tracking greenhouse gas emissions and needs new technology to meet international standards.
A flotilla of climate activists have brought the world's largest coal port to a standstill to protest what they say is government inaction.
The law that will change what cars are sold in Australia is facing delays in a development some experts say is hurting buyers' wallets.
Polestar's bid to create the world's first completely climate neutral vehicle will get a boost from an Australian green battery company.
Electric car drivers will be able to charge up in more places after the City of Sydney mounted more charging stations on power poles.
Battery-powered boats could cut pollution and diesel fuel costs, according to a former Olympian visiting Australia to promote the technology.
It's one of three electric vehicles to launch in Australia for less than $40,000 and Carsales has named the MG4 as the best new car of 2023.
The first of more than 50 electric vehicle chargers have opened in Canberra's Parliament House as part of an effort to meet growing demand from visitors.
Almost one in three businesses have yet to add an electric car to their fleet and half say they will not make a full move until after 2030, a new study finds.
Australian supermarkets have been given an F for fail on plastic waste reduction, with an audit detailing some disturbing practices.
A WA government scheme to help businesses install electric vehicle chargers could allow more employees to power up during work hours and while the sun shines.
A salmon industry plan to help an endangered fish on the brink of extinction isn't fully funded yet, despite plans to start work next month.
Almost one in three motorists intend to swap their petrol car for an electric model in the next five years but many are concerned about too few charging points.
Two climate companies are teaming up to put thousands more electric vehicles into Australian mines, with forecasts thousands will be in use by 2026.
A top Toyota executive says hybrid cars are a better fit for Australian drivers right now but Tesla and the industry are hitting back in a fiery debate.
Kia Australia has partnered with a Melbourne company to reuse and recycle its electric car batteries when they start to power down.
Low levels of PFAS chemicals have been found near a water supply in regional NSW, but authorities say there is no risk to health.
Uber has teamed with BYD in a push to put more electric vehicles into Australia's ride-sharing network and on to roads.
A $14 million national testing program will assess the emissions and fuel consumption of up to 200 popular cars, vans and utes.
The online retail giant is ramping up its drone delivery program but plans to fly and land goods in Aussie backyards is still a way off.
Yet another serious threat to the Great Barrier Reef has emerged - invisible flows of groundwater that are dumping harmful nutrients into the fragile ecosystem.
Australia urgently needs a national strategy to deal with hazardous and toxic waste from vaping products, environmental campaigners say.
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