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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.
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