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"More than half of the electric vehicles (EVs) on sale in Australia are
road-hogging SUVs, a trend that is irritating experts who say it strikes at
EVs’ green credentials and encourages ‘wankpanzers’.
The trend towards bigger, heavier vehicles is bad news for everybody outside of
the vehicle, because of safety issues, and the trend towards “mobesity” is
raising concerns at a global level, says the head of Australia’s EV user lobby
group.
“Carmakers have specifically marketed SUVs on the grounds of safety and
visibility (for the occupants) while downplaying their small and compact
vehicle options,” Australian Electric Vehicle Association (AEVA) president
Chris Jones told
The Driven.
“While an oversized EV carries additional resources, energy and emissions the
day it rolls off the production line, its emissions will typically break even
with ICE [internal combustion] within three to four years, and most of the
input resources are recyclable.
“But that’s no excuse to keep marketing wankpanzers [unusually large vehicles]
to a population who mostly doesn’t need them.”
However, Electric Vehicle Council interim CEO Samantha Johnson cautions not to
compare big gas-guzzler trucks with EV equivalents.
“In Australian the trend is certainly towards towards a larger vehicle,” she
told
The Driven.
“Bringing more electric vehicles into the 4×4 space is a very positive step
towards lowering emissions because you’re going to be moving those vehicles to
EVs.
“Electrification is going to lower emissions, and the materials used in these
cars is getting more renewable over time and they will get lighter as the
battery tech evolves over time.”"
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
