Australian Victorian Authorities Encourages Electrical Autos Whereas Retiring Mills – Watts That?
Guest essay by Eric Worrall
What could possibly go wrong? Victoria wants all new car sales to be electric by 2030 and plans to retire its largest reliable power generator by 2028.
The Victorian government plans to increase sales of electric cars dramatically by 2030
From state political reporter Richard Willingham exclusively
Posted 5 hours ago, updated 4 hours ago
The state government wants half of all new cars sold in Victoria to be zero-emission vehicles by 2030 and is offering subsidies of up to $ 3,000 to kick off ownership.
The Andrews government will provide 20,000 subsidies of up to $ 3,000 for new electric vehicle purchases under $ 69,000 as part of a $ 100 million electric vehicle use plan.
The first 4,000 grants will be available starting Sunday.
“When people get an electric vehicle, they start saving significant dollars on their bills,” Climate Change Minister Lily D ‘Ambrosio told ABC.
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Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-01/victorian-plan-to-boost-zero-emission-cars/100108626
The government of Victoria, one of Australia’s least sunny states, believes solar and wind power will make up for the deficit caused by the closure of their shippable power plants.
Victoria regularly suffers from managed outages and the occasional widespread power outage. Hence, the Victorian power grid is unlikely to cope with a demand flow by adding more electric vehicles to the road, even if the large coal-fired power station remains open.
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