The Driven Podcast: The Coalition is “fighting the future” on EVs

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Labor climate change spokesman Mark Butler says he is stunned by the Coalition campaign against EVs, saying the conservatives “are fighting the future” with the scare campaigns.

In an interview with The Driven podcast, Butler spells out how Labor will reach its 50% EV target, and accelerated depreciation for fleets, and his confidence that once the ticket price for EVs reaches parity within about five years, then sales will “take off.”

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Giles Parkinson is founder and editor-in-chief of Renew Economy, and founder and editor of its EV-focused sister site The Driven. He is the co-host of the weekly Energy Insiders Podcast. Giles has been a journalist for more than 40 years and is a former deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review. You can find him on LinkedIn and on Twitter.

Giles Parkinson

Giles Parkinson is founder and editor-in-chief of Renew Economy, and founder and editor of its EV-focused sister site The Driven. He is the co-host of the weekly Energy Insiders Podcast. Giles has been a journalist for more than 40 years and is a former deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review. You can find him on LinkedIn and on Twitter.

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