Australia needs policy changes, more vehicle chargers and a bigger focus on regional areas to catch on low-emissions transport, Solar Citizens says
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Electric utes are perfectly suited to driving in regional Australia but the country needs policy changes and more public chargers to encourage the transport trend, according to a renewable energy group.
Solar Citizens has called for changes as it prepared to complete a six-month electric ute road trip on Friday that has taken the technology through towns in NSW, Victoria and the ACT.
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