EV expert debunks worrying vehicle sale statistics

An EV expert says electric vehicles are facing a “similar fate” as hybrids when they were introduced to the market.

An article in The Age on Thursday revealed Australians’ uptake of all-electric cars has plummeted, despite more than 100 models now on the market, due to worries about the cost of living and a lack of charging points hit sales.

“Go back to where hybrid vehicles were 23-24 years ago when they first came into the country, it was a similar story,” EVcentral.com.au editor Toby Hagon said on 3AW Breakfast.

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“And these days, hybrids are the darlings of the used car market.”

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