Meanwhile, in bambuworld, .....
"EV prices, already much higher than comparable petrol and diesel vehicles, have spiked in the past 12 months due to supply constraints, battery shortages and the rising cost of raw materials such as lithium."
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Well there you go.
Average Joe can't afford them...and with interest rates about to be increased again by the Reserve (central) Bank is more concerned with other things...like affording housing and food, energy, etc etc etc.
Article today says people are moving out of Sydney at express pace, moving to other cities and towns with more affordable housing, and lower costs of living.
The pandemic has reportedly changed people's housing desire...free-standing homes, not high rise apartments. Exodus from high density suburbs to suburbs with 'cottages'.
World's two largest car manufacturers, VW and Toyota, don't sell any EVs in Australia, yet.
Ford is advertising it will be importing the new F150 (not electric) to bambuland.
"BIG, STRONG, great for towing" the ads basically say.
Gonna be a long time before downunder goes electric cars, methinks.
Hybrid first, then fully electric, is the way to go, but like with most other things the politicians and activists are out of touch.
They should look at the new Prius in America as an example of "sensible transition".
New Prius...better looking, bigger battery, longer 'electric' range, takes 5 hrs to charge at home.
Fuel cap one side, plug in charger cable for domestic use the other. Easy to use.
