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Electrifying federal government’s fleet of cars would cost $200 million – Sydney Morning Herald
Converting the Commonwealth’s fleet to electric vehicles would benefit the environment, save money on fuel and help second-hand car buyers, the Greens say.
The Presidents plan, which has not set a deadline for EV replacement, would help deliver on his ambitious goals for climate action and domestic manufacturing and slash the governments fuel costs.
The UK, Japan, France and Germany have pledged to ban sales of combustion engines between 2025 and 2030.
In Australia, the federal Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics forecasts 60 per cent of new car sales in Australia will be electric by 2046.
Around 20 per cent of Australias emissions…
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