Electric car sales charging upwards in SA, but range anxiety a barrier for regional residents

Summary

This article about electric cars in SA makes the following points:

•  Sales of electric cars (EV’s) are increasing in South Australia but off a low base.  
• Range anxiety, supply and price main issues.
• Regional area charging stations should boost sales.
• Supply issues due to chip shortages and countries with better incentives are more attractive to manufacturers.
• The South Australian Government wants all new vehicles to be electric by 2035.
• Some motels provide charging stations.
• Many new cars ‘fast charge’ to about 80 per cent.
• Car dealers predict the cost of EV’s should fall.
• Basically, without the servicing costs, EV’s are very cheap to run.
• South Australia’s proposed 2.5 cents per kilometre tax on EV’s should cost most people around a couple of hundred dollars per year.

References

•  Jan 2019 Parliament of Australia Senate Select Committee on Electric Vehicles
• Oct 2021 ABC News Waiting for cheap petrol a thing of the past for Australian drivers switching to electric cars
• Nov 2021 the Guardian Thinking of buying an electric car? Here’s what you need to know about models, costs and rebates
• Nov 2021 VOA Australia Plans Electric Car Boost With 50,000 New Home Charging Stations