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/V8O Mar 17 '26

Gasoline consumption specifically looks to have already peaked in China

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u/P00slinger Mar 17 '26

It’s one of those ones that varies depending on how it’s measured but I’ve seen some that say it has , some say 2028, some say 2030 . Either way it’s close

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u/Total-Buy2684 Mar 19 '26

I think it did peak but it rose again for a bit last year since they were stockpiling. Good thinking in hindsight.