Similar to the European Union, Australia may also ban the sale of vehicles with internal combustion engines from 2035, after the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government announced a new strategy in this regard, motor1 reports. Accordingly, the state will switch to electric cars, for which, among other things, the public charging network will be expanded, and the construction of charging infrastructure for residential buildings will also be supported.
The new strategy is unique in that it could be the first regulation in the country to ban the sale of new cars with conventional engines across Australia. To date, individual federal states can decide on this issue themselves.
With the introduction of the regulation, the ACT government is aiming for 80-90 percent of new cars sold in the country to be electric and fuel cell vehicles. In addition, they also want to ensure that taxi and ride-sharing companies expand their fleets with vehicles of this type as much as possible. The territorial government is also aiming to have only zero-emission vehicles in its fleet, replacing conventional powered vehicles. By the way, ACT is already generous with incentives touting that, in the state you can apply for an interest-free loan of up to $15,000 to purchase electric cars.
