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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Scott Dwyer

My advice to Toyota? Build electric vehicles and Australians will buy them

ACT electric vehicle charging
‘Australia’s states have been on the case for a while, with all having some form of electric vehicle strategy already in place.’ Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Electric vehicles in Australia are on the move. Last month marked a milestone in that the country finally has a National Electric Vehicle Strategy to call its own.

Although criticised for not having enough teeth, there’s still plenty of positives. It’s also a signal to the market, business and the car-driving public that Australia is ready to join the rest of the developed world in getting serious about cleaning up its highly polluting vehicle fleet.

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