Article 61608 EV incentives focused on urban centres leave rural Australians stranded with fossil fuels

EV incentives focused on urban centres leave rural Australians stranded with fossil fuels

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Royce Kurmelovs
from Environment | The Guardian on (#61608)

Regional residents at risk of being last people in the world' driving petrol cars due to misconception electric vehicle batteries lack range, study suggests

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.

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