The loss of life would be equivalent to six planes, each carrying 200 passengers, killing everyone on board, every year.
by the Electric Vehicle Council and Asthma Australia found vehicle emissions had 21,000 serious health impacts each year in New South Wales alone.The benefits greatly outweigh the costsevaluated the benefits of a transition to electric vehicles by considering public health, household and emissions reductions savings.
Each electric vehicle was considered to have been bought along with a green energy package. The package minimizes emissions and demands on electricity grid capacity, while increasing the benefits for households.The main differences between the scenarios are the rate of electric vehicle uptake and the degree of government intervention.The research found the business-as-usual scenario undermines national efforts to reduce the loss of life and cut emissions.
The accelerated adoption strategy, however, is well aligned with uptake in other nations. Their example shows it can be achieved using progressive policies and incentives. If implemented, the accelerated scenario could reduce the loss of life by around 24,000 by 2042. The reduction in emissions over this time would be 444 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, or 9 percent of
. The cost would be around 118 billion Australian dollars, less than half of the total benefits of 266 billion Australian dollars.
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