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Australian electric car market to get influx of new models as cheaper EVs hit the road (www.theguardian.com)
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[-] TheHolm@aussie.zone 2 points 6 days ago

Ahh, give me my full electric wagon ( or at lease people mover). Until electric cars are cheaper than petrol adoption will be sluggish. Buying electric at this moment does not make economic sense.

[-] Zagorath@quokk.au 1 points 6 days ago

I suspect they probably already are cheaper over the lifetime of the product. Of course there's also a lot of value in the upfront cost coming closer, but there are other problems at play.

First and foremost: the culture wars. The right-wing loves to make a big fuss at how poor and inadequate anything that might be better for the environment is. And EVs have been a huge target of this.

There's also range anxiety. Australia doesn't have the best fast-charger network for those rare long-distance trips, and far too many people make their purchase based on what they might need for a trip they take less than once per year.

And then there's dealers. There have been many reports of dealers discouraging people from getting EVs. Probably because they make a lot of their money on aftermarket servicing, which EVs need a lot less of than ICE cars. So it's in their best interest to avoid EVs.

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