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Australian electric vehicle sales in first half of 2023 already higher than all of 2022, report says
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 31 Jul 2023
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Cool, now do something about making them affordable and getting our electricity costs down so you won't have to take out a second mortgage just to charge them every day.
There's the 38k BYD Dolphin coming in a few months, and wholesale power prices have fallen a lot, which will make it's way to retailers in about a year.
We're getting there.
In Queensland you can get a $6,000 rebate on an EV that cost under $68,000. That's a pretty substantial "something about making them affordable". Electricity costs are too high and the Government should try to address it, but doing so is not an essential part of making EVs affordable, because even with current electricity costs, the operating costs of an EV are something like half those of an ICE vehicle.
Electricity costs are more of a concern when it comes to heating and cooling homes.
Of course, even more than EV rebates, the Government would benefit people a fuckload if they subsidised electric bikes (including cargo bikes) and building excellent bike paths. It would cost them a lot less than subsidising EVs, and have much more return.