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"People living in regional areas are at risk of becoming the “last people in
the world” left driving petrol cars because incentives for electric vehicles
have been targeted towards city drivers.
Most EVs on the market are likely to have the battery range needed for those
living long distances from urban centres, however Australian policy is
currently geared only towards encouraging uptake among citydwellers, new
research from the Australian National University has found.
This could leave remote Australians exposed to ever-rising prices for fossil
fuels.
Though Australia has historically been slow to embrace electric vehicles, state
and territory governments have introduced a range of incentives to encourage
the transition over the past few years.
Most of these policies however have been focused on city drivers thanks to a
widespread assumption that the limited range on electric vehicles makes them
unsuitable for regional areas.
The ANU research has turned that assumption on its head by investigating
whether electric car drivers in regional areas could make the journey to major
service hubs in one trip."
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
