Australia targets vehicle emissions to boost electric car supply
Australia's government said that it plans to introduce new regulations targeting vehicle carbon emissions to boost the uptake of electric cars as it looks to catch up with other developed economies. Just 2 percent of cars sold in Australia are electric, compared with 15 percent in Britain and 17 percent in Europe, and the country risks becoming a dumping ground for vehicles that can't be sold elsewhere, Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen said. Apart from Russia, Australia is the only OECD country to either not…