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Electric vehicle policy attracts ‘dirty vehicles’ to Australia: report – Sydney Morning Herald
Australia’s electric vehicle strategy needs to be energised or consumers will miss the benefits of a global technology shift, the industry’s lobby says.
Flaws in federal government policy will stifle growth in Australia’s electric vehicle market and extend the popularity of fuel-powered cars beyond that in other developed nations, the Electric Vehicle Council says, but their key policy proposal has been rejected by the Deputy Prime Minister.
Electric vehicles comprise less than 1 per cent of the Australian market, but sales tripled last year from 2216 to 6718, according to the council’s annual report released on Wednesday. It also found sales h…
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