New Zealand is an oil and gas exporter. They have their own gasoline refinery as well. This doesn’t maximize batteries, it impoverishes transport budgets (pub

New Zealand is an oil and gas exporter. They have their own gasoline refinery as well. This doesn’t maximize batteries, it impoverishes transport budgets (public transit and reading) and is a tax rebate primarily available to the wealthy, like solar panels. There are good reasons to electrify the the transport system, but the transport network will still need to be funded.