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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Catie McLeod Consumer affairs reporter

The global energy shock is driving people to EVs, solar and batteries. What renewables subsidies are available in Australia?

EV sign on pole at Ausgrid electric car charging point, Sydney
The government says it will extend until April 2027 the FBT discount for novated leases of EVs, which is its signature measure to boost electric vehicle uptake. Photograph: Jessica Hromas/The Guardian

Interest in EVs – and electrification more generally – has risen along with fuel prices amid the global energy shock unleashed by the US-Israel war on Iran.

Kristen McDonald, a director at Rewiring Australia, says the case is “even more compelling now” for electric upgrades to home appliances, solar panels, batteries or cars.

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