A small 🙄 problem with this strategy (and the article’s basis for its conclusions)…. Where would all the green electricity come from? We aren’t keeping up with our emissions reduction targets today (and all that is going on in wars across the globe today means our targets will need to increase substantially).
Increases in EVs requires new electricity infrastructure and more green generation.
#AusPol #Emissions #EVs
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/16/electric-vehicles-australia-reduce-reliance-on-foreign-fuel?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Dave Holland
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