Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been accused of backpedalling on his electric vehicle (EV) stance following new incentives encouraging the uptake of electric vehicles. Morrison announced a $178 million (US$131 million) boost to its Future Fuels Fund, with a total of $250 million (US$184 million) now allocated to increasing accessibility to affordable electric vehicles. The plan will involve the development of additional electric charging station infrastructure, longer-range electric vehicles, increasing the number of EVs available to Australians, and implementing household smart charging. But some media and opposition members have called out Morrison’s new policy, saying it is a backflip from his earlier criticisms of a similar policy championed by former opposition leader Bill Shorten. During the federal election in 2019, Morrison said he supported electric vehicles. But said that he did not support Shorten’s proposal of reaching 50 percent of all new car sales being EVs without a concrete …