Should I buy an electric car? All you need to know about prices, technology and range

Of all the bizarre sideshows on the 2019 federal election trail, the pantomime around electric cars had to be one of the strangest. Scott Morrison argued that Labor’s plan for 50% electric vehicles by 2030 would “ruin the weekend” and the Liberal party paid for Facebook ads claiming Labor would confiscate tradies’ Hilux utes.

The falling cost of batteries is driving sales of electric cars
 – but concerns about running out of power is a drag on uptake.

Meanwhile, all the world’s big car manufacturers are busy getting on with electrifying their model ranges. But while things are changing, buying an EV is still a big leap. Guardian Australia spoke to experts about the options.

Read the story from The Guardian by Patrick Keneally - “Should I buy an electric car? All you need to know about prices, technology and range.” 

(It's worth noting that privately owned transport is not something I endorse. Rather, we should be using our innovative and inventive natures to plan, create and build a sophisticated public transport system that would answer all our human movement needs, both in terms of people and freight - Robert McLean)