In Australia, state authorities debate a road user charge on electric cars anticipated to bring $236 million a year. recent South Wales says it will enforce the tax even after a court called it illegal.
France began one third round of its EV social leasing programme for low‑income drivers. In the United States, a survey links rising fuel prices to stronger interest in EVs, while BMW installed humanoid robots at its U.S. plant to help build electric models. A driver who switched to a used EV says gas cars feel noisy and outdated after three months.