There are so many reasons for Australia to transition to electric vehicles, but despite warnings that Australia could be left behind without stronger policy direction regarding EVs, little progress has been made. In contrast, Norway is a world leader in EV policy.Recorded live on 20 August as part of the Australia Institute's Economics of a Pandemic webinar series.The Australia Institute // @theAUSInstituteHost: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director at the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennettGuests: Christina Bu, Head of Norway's EV association // @ChristinaBu_Giles Parkinson, Founder/Editor of @Renew_Economy & @TheDriven_io // @GilesParkinsonRichie Merzian, Climate & Energy Director at the Australia Institute // @RichieMerzianProducer: Jennifer Macey, with additional editing by Lucy LuoTheme music: Pulse and Thrum

<div>There are so many reasons for Australia to transition to electric vehicles, but despite warnings that Australia could be left behind without stronger policy direction regarding EVs, little progress has been made. In contrast, Norway is a world leader in EV policy.</div><div>Recorded live on 20 August as part of the Australia Institute's Economics of a Pandemic webinar series.</div><div>The Australia Institute // <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAusInstitute" target="_blank">@theAUSInstitute</a></div><div><b>Host:</b> Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director at the Australia Institute // <a href="http://twitter.com/ebony_bennett" target="_blank">@ebony_bennett</a></div><div><b>Guests: </b>Christina Bu, Head of Norway's EV association // <a href="https://twitter.com/ChristinaBu_" target="_blank">@ChristinaBu_</a></div><div>Giles Parkinson, Founder/Editor of <a href="https://twitter.com/renew_economy" target="_blank">@Renew_Economy</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/TheDriven_io" target="_blank">@TheDriven_io</a> // <a href="https://twitter.com/GilesParkinson" target="_blank">@GilesParkinson</a></div><div>Richie Merzian, Climate &amp; Energy Director at the Australia Institute // <a href="https://twitter.com/RichieMerzian" target="_blank">@RichieMerzian</a></div><div><b>Producer</b>: Jennifer Macey, with additional editing by Lucy Luo</div><div><b>Theme music: </b>Pulse and Thrum</div>

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