Fears Electric Vehicles Will Remain Unaffordable in Australia as Queensland Spends $45 Million on Subsidies

Fears Electric Vehicles Will Remain Unaffordable in Australia as Queensland Spends $45 Million on Subsidies
A Hyundai Ioniq battery electric vehicle being charged, in a file photo. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
Daniel Khmelev
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The Queensland state government will be handing out $3,000 to brand new electric vehicle (EV) buyers in a bid to drive up the uptake of low emissions transport amid concerns high EV costs remain out of range of everyday Australians.

The deal will apply to the first 15,000 Queenslanders looking to buy EVs under $58,000, costing taxpayers to the tune of $45 million.

Daniel Khmelev
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Daniel Khmelev is an Australian reporter based in Perth covering energy, tech, and politics.
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