Electric cars aren’t ‘zero emissions’ – Australian consumer watchdog

The Australian consumer watchdog has sounded a warning to carmakers making dubious claims around their electric cars – some of which it says are tantamount ‘greenwashing’.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) recently issued draft guidance for businesses, framing the way they should communicate their environmental and sustainability claims under Australian Consumer Law.

The goal is to eventually punish those companies continually making misleading or…