Business
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…
-
General22 hours agoAustralian celebrity chef Peter Russell-Clarke dies aged 89
-
General23 hours agoLithium mine closure shines light on Ravensthorpe community’s resilience
-
Noosa News21 hours agoWoman airlifted to Brisbane hospital after big cat mauling at south-east Queensland zoo near Toowoomba
-
Noosa News24 hours agoWoman left with significant arm injuries in lion attack at Darling Downs Zoo in Queensland