Scarcity of new and affordable EV models has seen some Australian enthusiasts take matters into their own hands. Conversions are a rapidly growing trend, and clean energy entrepreneur Nick Lake has got the bug.
Australian-based plans to drive a solar-powered, electric drive tuk tuk around the world kick off on the weekend, with a 3,000km roadtrip from Melbourne to Cairns.
At the recent Australian Electric Vehicle Association exhibition in Brisbane you could barely miss it – in between the glamorous Jaguar I-Pace and a Tesla Model S – was a bright red VW beetle: a 1964 version and fully electric.
Australia should have a 50% electric vehicle target to match Labor's renewables target. It would save thousands of lives and slash emissions, the EV Council says.