Aust’s first manufactured electric car

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Boppa Guru Joined: 08/11/2016 Location: Australia Posts: 814	Posted: 08:52am 02 Dec 2019       True they aren't for everyone, but Australia, with its mostly urban population could benefit from EV's for a good percentage of the population, true rural areas would still probably be dino (or biofueled) for a while yet but apart from that (relatively small) part of the population there is no reason why EV's can't become at least a major part of the vehicle population here (especially given their low operating costs, even when charged at home and with our high electricity costs, they still work out cheaper to drive in comparison- your ICE motor would have to get the equivalent of 100mpg or more (2.3l/100km or lower) Add minimal maintenance costs and it becomes a nobrainer for anyone who the EVs could comfortably cover their needs which is the better buy...