Car buyers looking for low-emission options are choosing hybrid vehicles over fully battery-powered EVs, according to latest sales figures.
Car buyers looking for low-emission options are choosing hybrid vehicles over fully battery-powered electric vehicles , according to latest sales figures.Some automakers are scaling back or delaying their EV plans in favour of hybrid production.
The latest figures confirm a trend where many new car buyers are opting to ditch standard petrol cars, but choosing hybrid vehicles over full battery EVs. Some car manufacturers are heavily promoting hybrids in Australia, marketing them as low-emissions cars without "range anxiety", or the worry that an EV won't have enough charge to reach its destination."People think they're doing the right thing for the environment, and they're not."The recent popularity of hybrids has come as a surprise to many industry observers.
Monthly sales fluctuate with shipments and are an unreliable guide to consumer demand. The past six months of sales data shows EV sales growth has been almost double that of the overall vehicle market."The most important thing is petrol car sales is going down. We want a replacement of petrol vehicles into hybrid and battery EV."
Ms Johnson said it was "great" to see hybrid sales increase but "I would encourage people to move straight into EVs". "Our research has consistently shown that the CO2 emissions performance of battery EVs is significantly better than ." "Prices of EVs are still too high for people and some people are finding hybrids the middle ground," he said.
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