[Sprintey]

Very good and thoughtful post Franco, you have outlined the main real world challenges this 'top down, policy driven' approach is going to face.

I'd say in the meantime, this is where Toyota and its hybrid approach is looking really smart - proven older battery tech not using the new rare earth metals, and real world benefits including pretty impressive fuel economy - without being diesel.

I'd add if Australia really wants fuel sovereignty and still be able to transport things vast distances, what about rigging diesels to run on our massive reserves of CNG. CNG is different to LPG too.

I've got an idea as to why these goals are being set but it will take some time to distill into a decent post.

+1 for the words 'pantograph' and 'Boganistan' haha