John Holmes
Replacing 1m petrol cars with EVs could cut Australia’s reliance on foreign fuel by 1bn litres a year
Electric vehicles reduce exposure to global oil price shocks and shift energy consumption to electricity largely produced domestically, expert says
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/16/electric-vehicles-australia-reduce-reliance-on-foreign-fuel
Replacing 1m petrol cars with EVs could cut Australia’s reliance on foreign fuel by 1bn litres a year

Electric vehicles reduce exposure to global oil price shocks and shift energy consumption to electricity largely produced domestically, expert says

The Guardian
Mar 18 at 4:01amWeb
Show threadSu_GMar 18

@jhaue
Good that someone’s run the numbers. Add diesel trucks & it could be a great research project. 🙂

#AusPol #EVs #ElectricVehicles #dieselTrucks

Show threadBot4SaleMar 18

@Su_G @jhaue EV's and renewables will still be demonised. The Billionaires demand it!

#auspol

Show threadHadokowaMar 18
@jhaue EVs in Oz running with 40% coal..
Show threadJohn HolmesMar 18
@hadokowa I think very many EV owners have solar panels and charge their EVs mainly at home. No coal needed.
Show threadXCondEMar 18

@hadokowa @jhaue Fix one problem at a time.

Even if some EV owners have to charge on coal power, it’s still a step in the right direction.

If you keep waiting for the perfect solution, you’re gonna be funding the oil bullshit for a long time.

Show threadTrish RobertsMar 20
@jhaue @RHW Tell the RBA to lower rates, then. People might be more willing to buy EV if they weren’t struggling to pay their mortgage.