Seriously Zippo?!?
"Isn’t it surprising, the variety of percentages that google searches throw up?"
Not if you put them in chronologic order and not if you are able to check and understand when they talk about EVs in terms of "plug-in", which includes some hybrid cars as well as battery only cars.
If you are not able to do that, how do you expect to understand what is going on?
Also, do not get confused between when they talk about monthly and annual new car sales.
"If wannabe EV owners have to wait for stock to arrive in a place like Norway it is no wonder that car makers aren’t targeting Australia as an important market."
Once again you assert that Norway EV owners have to wait for stock... how long do they have to wait? Do you think no one is aware that currently there is a global supply constraint with EVs? Manufacturers literally cannot build EV factories fast enough o satisfy demand. I do not understand why that ought to imply that Australia just ought to give up on trying to encourage EV uptake, given the financial and health benefits to the society that comes with that.
"If we add the pressure that will come from some of the larger nations banning new ice vehicle sales soon, even if Oz mandated all new vehicles must be EV’s we would still struggle to get the EV’s into the country."
A bit like trying to obtain COVID vaccine supply. If you do not get in early, you will miss out on deliveries. So do you try to get into the queue or just let everyone else reap the benefits of EVs?
"That’s without thinking about how impractical they are for many who live here."
... apparently, without thinking much about anything really...
