Official analysis by the Department of the Environment and Energy has suggested electric vehicle uptake in Australia could be identical under the policies of both Labor and the Coalition.

Energy Minister Angus Taylor, however, insists Labor’s strategy is unsound despite the government's policy potentially achieving the same result.

Energy Minister Angus Taylor says the government's electric vehicle strategy is not comparable to Labor's, despite both policies potentially leading to the same uptake of the technology. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen

The government's claim that drivers of Australia's most popular car, the Toyota HiLux, would be left stranded under Labor has also been undermined after the company confirmed it was on track to offer an electrified version of all its models within six years.

The government this week ramped up its attacks on Labor's electric vehicle strategy ahead of the federal election, claiming it would force Australians out of the "cars they love" into smaller, more expensive vehicles to cut carbon emissions.