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"When you think of an electric vehicle, chances are you’ll picture a car. But
there’s a quiet revolution going on in transport. It turns out electrification
can work wonders for almost all of our transport options, from electric bikes
to motorbikes to buses to freight trains and even to tractors and heavy trucks.
There will soon be no need to burn petrol and diesel in an internal combustion
engine.
This matters, because electric transport will be vital in our efforts to stem
climate change. If all cars on the road became powered by renewable
electricity, we’d cut almost one-fifth of our emissions. We’d also be much
better placed to weather spikes in oil prices linked to war, and enjoy cleaner
air and quieter cities.
It’s promising news that electric vehicles are shaping up as an election issue
at last, with Labor promising a national EV charging network at its campaign
launch, and the Greens promising rebates of up to $15,000 for EV purchases,
while the Liberal Party last year reversed its previous scepticism and launched
a smaller charging network policy.
But this is only the beginning of what’s required. Right now, all the focus is
on electric cars. We will need new policy settings to encourage the
electrification of all our transport options. And that means getting electric
mobility on the radar of our political parties."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
