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"Range anxiety has long been seen as the main obstacle stopping drivers from
going electric.
But range isn’t the real issue. The average range of a new electric vehicle
(EV) is more than 450 kilometres, and top models offer more than 700km per
charge. By contrast, the average car is driven about 33km per day in Australia
as of 2020.
What’s really going on is charger anxiety – the question of whether you can
find somewhere reliable to recharge when you’re away from home. Australia’s
public chargers are not common enough or reliable enough to give motorists
certainty they can find a place to recharge.
This is why many drivers are hedging their bets. Rather than embracing
battery-electric vehicles, many Australian drivers are opting for hybrids as
well as plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), which couple a smaller battery with an
internal combustion engine. Hybrids and PHEVs accounted for almost 20% of new
car sales from July–September last year, compared to 6.5% for fully electric
vehicles.
Labor’s reelection could lead to better charging infrastructure. Last term, the
federal government set a goal of a fast charging station every 150km along
major highways, while state governments are also building more. But so far,
these efforts aren’t enough to ensure Australia has reliable chargers in the
right locations. Until then, cautious drivers will buy hybrids."
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
