Switching to electric vehicles could see Canberrans spending a fifth of what they would driving an average petrol car on popular summer road trips from the bush capital, fresh analysis from the Climate Council has found.
The figures, released on Thursday, show that those travelling from Canberra to Byron Bay could save $177 if they drove a battery electric vehicle, versus an average passenger car that has a fuel consumption rate of 11.1 litres of petrol per 100km.
