Capital_Electron
Member
I hope I am proven wrong but I don't believe we will see any EV incentives of any substance in Australia for a number of reasons:
As has been discussed, the electrification of transport is inevitable. Contrary to most posts here though, rather than incentives, I would prefer to see market forces driven by superior products transform the industry and force the big players to either electrify or disappear altogether - I think this will happen faster than many think. Importantly, this outcome would prevent another round of 'they only survive because of government handouts' that renewables are often branded with.
- The success of EV incentive programs in other countries has not proven to be widely successful. This represents high risk for any government.
- Cost/benefit for the government - Australia does not suffer from many of the problems that EV uptake addresses eg. Significant air pollution
- Whilst it is essentially dead, Australia still has a car manufacturing industry to support. Unfortunately we don't build electric cars.
As has been discussed, the electrification of transport is inevitable. Contrary to most posts here though, rather than incentives, I would prefer to see market forces driven by superior products transform the industry and force the big players to either electrify or disappear altogether - I think this will happen faster than many think. Importantly, this outcome would prevent another round of 'they only survive because of government handouts' that renewables are often branded with.