Meanwhile Australia is discouraging the uptake of EVs by implementing EV-only taxes to replace revenue from EV displacement of taxes on diesel and petrol fuel. So far SA and VIC, with NSW also hinting they'd like to do the same.
Australia also remains one of the few 1st world countries without motor vehicle fleet-wide fuel efficiency mandates.
After the new US administration takes over, the Morrison Govt will have few knuckle-dragging allies left to keep it from becoming a lone pariah when it comes to meaningful action on climate change.
