Motorists behind the wheel of electric vehicles will soon have more options to recharge their cars beyond Queensland's coastal EV highway.
Rebates aren't available for hybrid electric vehicles or second-hand vehicles, though the government expects the second-hand EV market to grow as more cars enter the country.Australia has been slow to take up EVs compared to other countries as the world tries to lower global emissions. But recent rises in petrol prices have inspired some motorists to consider EV options, as they try to lower their own carbon footprint.
According to the Electric Vehicle Council, it costs about $4 per 100 kilometres to power an average electric car compared to about $14 per 100 kilometres for a standard petrol-fuelled vehicle. Queensland has electric vehicle recharging stations from Coolangatta to Cairns but few options away from the coast.
Mr de Brenni said the state government predicts 50 per cent of new car sales will be electric by 2030. "We're going to support that by making sure that we have the energy system that can support the charging and getting those renewable electrons from our solar farms, from our wind farms into motorists' cars."
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