No carrot, no stick: Why EVs are not making it to Australia in big numbers
Global car manufacturers have much more incentive to send their EVs to markets closer to home, because Australia has neither carrot nor stick.
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Bryce Gaton is an expert on electric vehicles and contributor for The Driven and Renew Economy. He has been working in the EV sector since 2008 and is currently working as EV electrical safety trainer/supervisor for the University of Melbourne. He also provides support for the EV Transition to business, government and the public through his EV Transition consultancy EVchoice.
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