Electric car sales are booming in Australia, but it's not where you think it is
Electric car sales are booming in Australia, but it's not where you think it is
Nanda, who lives about 60km from Melbourne's CBD, says he's saved up to $6,000 a year thanks to switching to an electric car. He's part of a growing trend that has seen EV sales in outer suburbs boom as cost-of-living pressures bite.
Outer suburbs. There, saved you a click.
But…that's exactly where I thought it would be? Like, where else would it be? Inner suburbs less likely to drive in general, and rural is more likely to need (or at least perceive the need for) greater range.
Where you can install solar panels and charge in your garage.
Shocker.
Huh, I'm in the outer suburbs and I bought an EV. I feel targeted.
Good bot! /s
Makes sense, if you live in an apartment, where do you charge your car?
Body Corporate will usually let you install a charger.
The bigger issue is if you live in the city, how much driving do you do? 50km each month? Someone who drives that far daily will benefit more from an EV
If you live in an apartment and own a car, you're parking it somewhere. Get chargers installed there.
It might mean talking to the local council about roadside chargers or talking to strata about installing a charger in the basement car park, but it's not an unsolvable problem. Though actually solving it might mean waiting until more voters are pressuring council.
One of my colleagues bought a model3 recently, he charges it in one of the charging bays in his apartment building.
It's not in the Southern Hemisphere?
Man, now I gotta update all my globes