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If Australians were supported toward electric vehicles we could significantly reduce respiratory illness in our cities, shake off our fuel insecurity, cut our carbon emissions, and even firm up our grid with a giant collective battery. This strategy does not help us realise this exciting future, Mr Jafari said. This strategy leaves Australia miles behind just as the exciting global transition to electric vehicles is picking up pace, he added.
The Government s electric vehicle strategy, first confirmed to be in the works in early 2019 in the lead-up to the federal election, was recently renamed as the Future Fuels Strategy discussion paper.
Australia s electric car strategy only doing the bare minimum , expert says of leaked draft
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Richie Merzian from The Australia Institute says Australia is at the back of the pack in the electric car revolution
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A leaked draft of the document obtained by the ABC shows minimal support for motorists