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One in two Australians would support all sales of new cars being sold to electric vehicles by 2025, according to a poll by the Australian Institute.
The progressive think tank interviewed a nationally representative sample of 1,536 Australians about their attitude towards electric vehicles. It found that support was similar in all states and territories, including 52% in Victoria and Western Australia, 49% in Queensland and 48% in New South Wales.
Twenty-eight percent of respondents were opposed to this idea.
The survey was conducted online between February 20 and March 4, with representative samples by bad, age, and state and territory.
The poll results come at the end of a week in which the transition to electric vehicles to reduce carbon emissions from Australian transport, which accounts for 19% of all emissions, dominated the debate over climate policy before the elections.
The automakers have announced that they were operating this shift, with the Hyundai Motor Group calling for an end to the "fear" on new car technologies.
On Friday, independent Senator Tim Storer, who was chairing an investigation of a Senate committee on electric vehicles, said he was "deeply concerned" by what he saw as a campaign against the fear of technology led by some members of the government and the media.
"It's as if someone in 1990 had said that mobile phones would not take off. This goes against the facts and the public should not buy it. "
Several countries have already announced their intention to ban the sale of gasoline and diesel cars in the coming years, notably in Norway, the Netherlands, India, Ireland, Israel and the United Kingdom. in France, Spain and China.
In the Australian Institute survey, more than half of Labor voters (56%) were in favor of 100% of new vehicle sales being electric by 2025 and 65% of Green voters.
Forty-two percent of coalition voters were in favor, while 38 percent were opposed, the rest not sure.
Respondents were also asked if they would support or oppose a national program to move to a transportation system with electric charge, including public transit.
Overall, 62% supported this idea, including 55% of coalition voters, 71% of Labor voters, 78% of Green voters and 54% of those who voted for other parties or independents. Respondents from Queensland (62%) and Western Australia (68%) were most supportive of this idea.
"Australians already have a strong appetite for electric vehicles: 50% of them want to buy an electric vehicle by 2025, five years earlier than the Labor Party goal and significantly more quick as the government's strategy "Richie Merzian, director of the program on climate and energy at the Australian Institute, said.
"Research from the Australian Institute shows that Australians from all parties are in favor of a national policy on electric vehicles – it only lacks political leadership."
The major parties opposed the electric vehicle policy this week. Prime Minister Scott Morrison criticized Labor's goal of 50% of new vehicles being electric by 2030.
He then went back and said that the issue "is not about electric cars, but rather that Bill Shorten can not explain what his policy means to Australians".
Australia is lagging behind most other OECD countries in implementing clear transport emission policies.
Hyundai said this week that the next government needed a clear policy on vehicles, including vehicle emission standards that led to the adoption of electric vehicles in the US. northern hemisphere.
Merzian said that Australia could also turn to countries such as Norway, which has put in place incentives such as the exemption of the tax on electric vehicles, the removal of toll charges and parking, and discounts on the registration of electric vehicles.
Merzian said such goals did not seem out of reach for Australia because his country was way behind in terms of policy and infrastructure.
"Instead of driving back Australia by preserving our gasoline consumers, any future government should rely on the good example of countries like Norway, which has already reached 50% of car registrations. new as EV in 2018 using popular public incentives to accelerate the use of electric vehicles, "he said.
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