Towards zero emissions
and why Australia is falling behind
WORDS BY DANIEL BRAID
The future of vehicles globally is zero emissions – and you ’ d only have to pay loose attention to the news to realise Australia ’ s transition is falling further behind the eight ball with each passing year . We bang on about it a lot at AfMA , and we have no doubt you ’ re all considering what zero emissions looks like for your own fleets as well .
Our members told us in 2020 that government inaction on policies , high purchase costs and weak availability of vehicles are the primary causes for their slow adoption of electric vehicles ( EVs ). Supported by ACA Research and renewable energy company AGL , our Electric Vehicles in Business Fleets Report highlighted the difficulties of choosing to ‘ go green ’, while pushing the Australian government to take action to incentivise EV take-up .
What is Australia doing wrong and how can we as an industry help accelerate a successful transition ?
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