Greenpeace has accused Australia's most popular car brand of exaggerating its green credentials while working hard to delay the world's uptake of electric vehicles.
It might've seemed like an offer that was too good to be true for EV drivers, and it was — for now, that is. Origin Energy has been forced to backtrack after a test page on their website offering five hours of free electricity a day unwittingly went live.
Policies that reduce registration fees and provide tax benefits to electric vehicle owners have been widely implemented overseas during the past few decades.
More than 1000 new electric vehicles will fill out business and local council fleets in 2023 as a result of the New South Wales government's $105 million EV funding scheme.