Australia is a paradox in the renewables transition. It is already at 35% for renewable electricity, and has targeted 82% for 2030. Yet it’s still a major exporter of coal. Australia exported $127.4 billion worth of coal in 2022-23, and its economy is highly dependent on mining of all types.
It doesn’t have much homegrown manufacturing and is committed to eliminating tariffs on Chinese imports. This means of Western countries it might be among the quickest to abandon ICE cars, as it will have access to all the super-cheap Chinese EV’s. Especially as it’s rolling out infrastructure like this.
Just anecdotally I already see so many BYD electric cars around. Teslas are also insanely popular with so many of them on the road especially in Sydney. However with Elon’s recent more obvious alignment with MAGA I think that option has become much less palatable to the average Aussie.
