1y ago

Electric car sales are booming in Australia, but it's not where you think it is

www.abc.net.au

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Outer suburbs. There, saved you a click.
- But…that's exactly where I thought it would be? Like, where else would it be? Inner suburbs less likely to drive in general, and rural is more likely to need (or at least perceive the need for) greater range.
  
  Yeah I don't understand the premise of the headline either - unless it's supposed to be some slight on 'inner-city lefties', being the only ones who could possibly want an EV...
- Where you can install solar panels and charge in your garage.
  Shocker.
- Huh, I'm in the outer suburbs and I bought an EV. I feel targeted.
- Good bot! /s
Makes sense, if you live in an apartment, where do you charge your car?
- More density also equals better public transport and walkability, so easier to go car free or car light.
  
  Interesting, does that lead to a significant less uptake to personal vehicles all up for inner suburbs then?
- Body Corporate will usually let you install a charger.
  The bigger issue is if you live in the city, how much driving do you do? 50km each month? Someone who drives that far daily will benefit more from an EV
  
  Yes, from my understanding EVs have way less maintenance than ICEs, so would be better considering the lack of travel.
- If you live in an apartment and own a car, you're parking it somewhere. Get chargers installed there.
  It might mean talking to the local council about roadside chargers or talking to strata about installing a charger in the basement car park, but it's not an unsolvable problem. Though actually solving it might mean waiting until more voters are pressuring council.
  
  One of my colleagues bought a model3 recently, he charges it in one of the charging bays in his apartment building.
It's not in the Southern Hemisphere?
Man, now I gotta update all my globes

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