Australian light vehicles emit an average of 3.75 tonnes of greenhouse gases each year.  The domestic transport sector as a whole contributes 90 Mt CO2-e, or 16 per cent of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions in total. The government has established a priority to electric and hybrid electric vehicles to reduce transport emissions.  However, there are questions about the viability and safety of usign EV and PHEV vehicles in primary health care practice in rural and remote communities due to the poor distribution of EV charging infrastructure, distances between locations, the ability of vehicles to perform in arid conditions, and the reliability of vehicles on unsealed roads.