Elections have consequences. Nothing illustrates that more clearly than the abrupt about face taking place in Australia after voters moved the despicable Scott Morrison and his band of idiots into the spam file of history. Now the Australian Capitol Territory (ACT), where the national government is located, has announced that the sale of new cars and light trucks with internal combustion engines within the ACT will be prohibited beginning in 2035.
If that seems like a less than bold move, bear in mind that while ScoMo was in power, the official government position was that electric cars were the spawn of the devil created to rob Aussies of their God given right to enjoy the pleasures of the weekend.
What is really interesting to see, though, are also the various incentives that ACT offers not only to purchasers of new EVs, but even for 2nd hand one’s. This contrasts sharply with the South African government, which imposes an even higher tax on EVs than on the import of combustion engines. Clearly, some governments are on board with renewable energy and cleaning the air for their citizens, whilst others are just not.
See https://cleantechnica.com/2022/07/18/act-first-state-in-australia-to-ban-conventional-cars/
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