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 saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia could reduce its reliance on foreign fuel by more than 1bn litres a year if we...
<p>Electric vehicles reduce exposure to global oil price shocks and shift energy consumption to electricity largely produced domestically, expert says</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Australia could reduce its reliance on foreign fuel by more than 1bn litres a year if we replaced 1m petrol-fuelled cars with electric vehicles, as experts say <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/15/rate-rises-helium-shortages-ev-sales-spikes-how-is-the-disruption-in-irans-strait-of-hormuz-affecting-australia">boosting EV adoption</a> is part of securing the nation’s long-term economic security.</p><p>Hussein Dia, a professor of transport technology and sustainability at the Swinburne University of Technology, said <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/29/electric-cars-go-mainstream-as-adoption-surges-across-rich-and-developing-nations">electric vehicles</a> can play a meaningful role in improving Australia’s energy sovereignty, as well as contributing to the national net zero emissions goal.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/16/electric-vehicles-australia-reduce-reliance-on-foreign-fuel">Continue reading...</a>
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