Let buyers jump the queue for electric cars by importing them directly

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 10:12:55 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/let-buyers-jump-the-queue-for-electric-cars-by-importing-them-directly-197614>

"If Australia is to decarbonise our energy system by 2050, we need to start the
transition to electric vehicles very soon. Cars sold in the 2030s will mostly
still be on the road in 2050, so we have to make sure most of them are
electric. But electric cars (including plug-in hybrids) currently account for
only 3.5% of new car sales in Australia.

The world leader is Norway, where 87.6% of new cars (including 4.8% plug-in
hybrids) are electric. Australia’s figure is also far lower than in Europe
(27.7%, including 10.4% plug-in hybrids), China (35%, 25% fully electric) or
even the United States (7.1%, 5.8% fully electric).

However, even in Norway the proportion of cars on the road that are electric –
although impressive compared to the rest of the world – is still only 20%. This
difference reflects the time it takes to replace an existing fleet of internal
combustion engine cars."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
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

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