Australia's 'electric car revolution' won't happen automatically
- Written by Graciela Metternicht, Professor of Environmental Geography, School of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW
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Electric cars might finally be having their moment in Australia, after British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta approached the South Australian government about retooling Adelaide’s defunct Holden factories into a new manufacturing hub.
Last week federal energy minister Josh Frydenberg wrote that as costs fall, Australia...