Replacing 1m petrol cars with EVs could cut Australia’s reliance on foreign fuel by 1bn litres a year

Replacing one million petrol cars with electric vehicles in Australia could decrease the nation's reliance on foreign fuel by over one billion liters annually. According to Hussein Dia, a transport technology and sustainability professor at Swinburne University of Technology, increasing EV adoption would improve Australia's energy sovereignty and contribute to its net-zero emissions target. The shift to EVs would reduce exposure to global oil price fluctuations and transition energy consumption to domestically produced electricity. Experts suggest that boosting EV adoption is crucial for Australia's long-term economic security. The initiative aims to address Australia's dependence on foreign fuel sources.