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Why so few Australians are driving electric cars
- neetle 6y agoI find it interesting that this article completely missed the political rhetoric around electric vehicles [0]. IMO as soon as this issue was politicised, it killed the inertia of the electric car movement locally. Once the EVs are sub-luxury car prices AU may see some more movement. [0]: https://www.news.com.au/national/federal-election/bill-shorten-is-killing-off-the-ute-according-to-critics/news-story/e637de638a169d03114036e9f488702d https://www.news.com.au/national/federal-election/bill-short...
- simonblack 6y agoIf all EVs had the range and recharge capability of the MB EQS, I'd be willing to buy one. Except, that car in Australia would cost over $100,000, and probably closer to $200,000, if not more. And, apart from the comfort level, would be no more useful than a $20,000 KIA. (That is, it's restricted to the urban areas.) As the article says, Australia has too sparse a population to allow the infrastructure required for a car like that. That's not just the number of charging stations, it's also the capacity of the electric grid. There are not enough people in Australia, given the physical size of the country, to justify the cost of having a good electric grid with sufficient capacity as well as wide geographical coverage.
- mrlonglong 6y agoAustralia is huge! There's no way you can cruise around without fossil fuels unfortunately. I think for Australia they should try methane based fuels or hydrogen instead.