Canberra: Canberra Today and Sales Amount

canberra: Clean Energy Finance Corporation CEO Ian Learmonth says there are about 7000 electric vehicles on Australia's roads and sales amount to about 0.1 per cent of new cars, according to Nine News Australia. It's certainly no secret we're well behind in terms of the uptake of EVs, he told a Senate estimates hearing in Canberra today. To improve your experience update it accuses Labor of launching a 'war on weekends'By AAP10 33pm Apr 8, is well behind other countries in the uptake of electric vehicles, senators have been told. We are significantly behind the uptake of EVs in this country relative to what we might see as comparative markets. There needs to be more affordable models available to Australians, potentially support from government in terms of duties and taxes and also addressing the issue of range anxiety, Mr Learmonth said. CEFC sees EVs as important in reducing emissions across the transportation sector, he added. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.