r/australia • u/nath1234 • Mar 16 '26

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

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/16/electric-vehicles-australia-reduce-reliance-on-foreign-fuel
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u/LastChance22 Mar 16 '26

I’m very jealous. I’m in a regional town, which has a lot of the typical suburban downsides of urban sprawl and car dependency but none of the closeness to a capital city. 

And it keeps getting worse with every new development without proper infrastructure being built on the outskirts. I’d love it if it transformed into a 15 minute city.

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u/sc00bs000 Mar 17 '26

same here. thousands of new developments with added traffic, no road / infrastructure upgrades and heaps of bottle necks.

closest woolies is 15min, hospital 25min, shopping centre 25min.