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"When it comes to EV adoption, the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has
already been nicknamed ‘Little Norway’ because of the way it has consistently
supported the EV transition.
And, like Norway, (who have effectively reached 100% BEV sales) that
consistency is showing fruit with June sales of new full-battery passenger EVs
(BEVs) hitting 43.5%.
With the addition of plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) sales of 12%, total plug-in
passenger EV sales hit 55.5% in the ACT, meaning new plug-in EV sales
outnumbered sales of new fossil-fuelled vehicles for the first time.
The end of June also saw the ACT hit another milestone in the EV transition,
reaching over 17,000 BEVs registered there. That equates to one in 20 (5%) of
all passenger vehicles registered in the ACT. Percentage-wise, this puts the
ACT at more than double the Australian average of around 2%.
Whilst it is reasonable to argue that some part of the recent uptick can be put
down to people reacting to the rising supply uncertainty (and prices) of petrol
and diesel, a lot of it is also potentially down to Australian EV uptake
crossing the divide from Early Adopter to Early Majority.
EVs are now normalised and seen as a viable option, with many people noticing
EVs on the road and in their neighbour’s driveways. It is no longer a scary
leap into an unknown tech to go EV."
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*** 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
