Opinion: Governments should stop incentivising electric cars… here’s why

One, a lobby group is just that. It lobbies for an outcome. That is, it has a vested interest. When I read that the Electric Vehicle Council of Australia wants us all to buy an EV tomorrow and the government needs to do more, it’s akin to reading about the Butcher’s Association telling everyone we should be buying more meat. And that the government should subsidise the purchase of every Scotch fillet or ribeye. I’m not sure if there is even a Butcher’s Association, but there should be… (ED: You could try Cattle Australia, Meat & Livestock Australia, and the Red Meat Advisory Council…)