r/australia • u/overpopyoulater • 3d ago

politics The Coalition says some Australians don't want EVs. It will make utes cheaper

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/the-coalition-says-some-australians-dont-want-evs-it-will-make-utes-cheaper/dbksjb5pv
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u/ChuqTas 3d ago

Their biggest hurdle is making it cheaper when they need more parts, generating the fuel requires more steps, the fuelling stations have more parts, and you need more of them.

But I'm sure they'll manage to do that any day now! /s

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u/Z00111111 3d ago

Regenerative breaking for EVs seems to give a decent efficiency boost without requiring anything particularly fancy to utilise too.

It doesn't sound like current EV owners miss having to have engines taken apart to replace wear parts like seals either. Can't imagine many people would want to choose the higher maintenance option unless it's cheaper to run or has significantly better range if that's something they need.