New figures show wealthy residents of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane have embraced EVs, but they are still out reach to most Australian motorists.
is being won in the inner-city suburbs of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, but the Albanese government is under pressure to ensure EV uptake is replicated in the outer “tradie” suburbs and regional areas to help Australia cut its transport emissions.
This was followed by postcode 2000 with 241 registered, then the Queensland postcode 4217 , with 184.The Victorian regional town of East Sale, near Lake Wellington, had the highest penetration of EVs with 4 per cent. The Albanese government has been preparing the sector for changes on fuel efficiency standards since it released a consultation paper in September last year.
The government’s consultation paper acknowledged that 80 per cent of the global car market had vehicle fuel efficiency standards.“The standards send signals to manufacturers to increase supply and sales of EVs and low emissions vehicles,” it said. The South Australian and ACT governments want all new passenger vehicles sold in their regions to be fully electric by 2035.
“A target that is insufficiently stringent will fail to boost EV supply. But a target that is too stringent will see Australian consumers pay higher costs [taxes flowing from carmaker non-compliance] for cars that won’t deliver the stated environmental goals,” he said.
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