The Albanese government will be urged to adopt more ambitious policies to accelerate the uptake of electric vehicles after opening the door to expanding its climate agenda.
Lobbying for vehicle emissions standards and further EV tax cuts will be among the top priorities for the new crop of climate-focused independents, who are keen to push Labor to go further and faster on tackling global warming…
Ms Daniel echoed warnings from Grattan Institute expert Tony Wood that without emissions standards Labor wouldn’t be able to meet a projection, detailed in its pre-election modelling, that EVs would account for 89 per cent of new car sales by 2030.
The former ABC journalist also encouraged the government to go beyond the electric vehicle tax cuts starting on July 1, which include exempting cheaper models from import tariffs and fringe benefit taxes.
“It is unlikely we will reach the goals the government has set without additional incentives as have been adopted elsewhere,” she said…
