Government helps seed 20 EV-related projects with $3.7 mln

Government helps seed 20 EV-related projects with $3.7 mln
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard Jan. 17 (BusinessDesk) - Government and its commercial and not-for-profit partners are stumping up $8 million across 20 projects aimed at getting 64,000 electric vehicles on the road by 2021.  Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods unveiled the projects today and said the government will contribute $3.7 million towards the initiatives, with the balance coming from its partners, who have to match or beat the grants. The money comes from the Low Emission Vehicles Contestable Fund, which was introduced by the previous ad...