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Cheaper electric cars are coming but is it still too early to jump on board? It depends who you ask
If you are in the market for a new car, you may have noticed that there is a lot of talk right now about electric vehicles.
Key points:
- Electric vehicles represent less than 1 percent of total sales in Australia
- But overseas trends suggest that could change sooner than expected
- Motoring groups say governments need to do more to support take-up
Swedish car maker Volvo has joined other manufacturers, including General Motors and Jaguar Land Rover, by putting a deadline on its production of petrol-powered cars.
Volvo says that by 2030, it will only sell electric.
On top of that, it is now not just the left of politics spruiking the electric car dream.
Australia’s longest electric highway of chargers has been promised by the WA Liberals, with…
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