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Regional and remote Queenslanders lagging behind in uptake of electric vehicles

For motorists with shorter-range vehicles, longer-distance drives can be difficult. (ABC North Queensland: Rachael Merritt)

New data shows Queenslanders living in regional and remote areas are shunning electric vehicles due to range anxiety, with ownership amounting to only about 10 per cent of the total number of the state's registered electric vehicles.

Drivers in the south-east — including Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast — are leading the electric car transition, accounting for about 90 per cent of all registered electric vehicles (EVs).

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