Why electric cars have hit a dead end in Australia

Fancy having your road tolls, parking charges and registration charges waived?

Why have electric cars hit a dead end in Australia? 

Head to Norway, where reducing your carbon footprint through the purchase of an electric vehicle will score you such benefits.

Or stay in Australia, buy a clean-energy vehicle, and look forward to high import duties, stamp duty, a luxury car tax, and a dearth of charging stations putting you at risk of conking out mid-drive.

Australia has been labelled a "laggard" in the global move toward electric vehicles by progressive think-tank Australia Institute.

Read the story by Timna Jacks in today’s Melbourne Age - “Why electric cars have hit a dead end in Australia.”