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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Study to probe how electric vehicle drivers recharge

Tesla drivers are being sought to participate in a university study about electric vehicle charging. (Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Hundreds of electric car owners are being sought for a study looking into whether Australia's electricity grid will be able to charge millions of the next-generation vehicles by 2030.

The research, by the University of Queensland, will also test whether new electric vehicle owners can be tempted to change their charging behaviour to use solar power and what incentives would encourage them to do so.

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