Australia’s paltry electric car uptake will cost health, jobs and environment – report

Senate committee urges government to create policies to encourage use or risk missing out on a transport revolution

Australia is "on the cusp" of a transport revolution but the country will miss out if it doesn't end the policy vacuum that has so far kept the electric vehicle industry from growing, according to a Senate committee report released on Wednesday.

"[Electric vehicle] uptake in Australia lags behind that of other comparable countries due to a relative absence of overarching policy direction from Australian governments," the report said.