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'For years, Australians have been told that electric utes will never work.
Either they'd "end the weekend" and sell poorly — or they simply did not exist.
Now, the first models are being shipped.
By 2030, electric utes and vans will make up over half of light commercial
vehicle sales in Australia, according to modelling published today by the
management consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
By next year, the BCG report says, light commercial vehicles will be as cheap
as their internal combustion engine (ICE) equivalents, based on total cost of
ownership over the lifetime of the vehicle.
And as costs keep falling, they'll get even cheaper.
Electric utes and vans are set to rapidly become the new vehicles of choice for
builders, electricians and other tradies — so long as we can get enough of them
shipped here, experts say.
So, are they right?
Are EVs about to win over Australia's ute-loving tradies?'
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
