Why are you comparing the median cost of a car sold in the US with the average Australian wage? If you want to make that comparison, go find the median cost of

Why are you comparing the median cost of a car sold in the US with the average Australian wage? If you want to make that comparison, go find the median cost of a car sold in Australia. Start making valid comparisons. Anyway, yes, it's true, EVs are not yet as cheap as the cheapest gasoline-powered cars. They're a lot closer over their lifetime in fuel and maintenance, but the up-front purchase cost is more for now. And yet they're selling like gangbusters, because people clearly want them, and the more they sell the more they can benefit from economies of scale and go further downmarket. Remember, the first Tesla targeted the expensive luxury market, and they've now managed to bring the price down by more than half. Just wait.