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Yeah, and this should be a huge incentive for Governments to implement rebates and things to encourage more EVs. Our Federal Government in Australia is very strongly captured by lobbyists for all sorts of multinational companies, and some of the big ones are the oil & gas industry, so there's little movement here, but when you really think about it, having the sovereign capacity to fuel your vehicle fleet instead of relying on foreign oil (and increasingly in Australia, foreign refinement of that foreign oil) is a massive advantage.



In Norway yes, because everyone is pretty well off. Currently that would only help people with the highest incomes. And for those it often isn't too relevant if you get a $20,000 tax break. Companies don't care anyway because they can completely write them off and they also have parking space for chargers. So adoption happens mainly here.




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