As the price of fuel skyrockets, Penny Cocker is one of the hundreds of Tasmanians making the jump to an electric vehicle.
Penny Cocker splashed the cash and bought her first electric vehicle just over a year ago, and she hasn't looked back.Skyrocketing petrol prices have urged many Tasmanians to turn to electric vehicles and their popularity is booming
There are currently 1,025 registered electric vehicles in Tasmania, while there were just 56 EV purchases in Tasmania between 2011 and 2016"It took me a while to spend the money," she said.The chair of the Tasmanian branch of the Electric Vehicle Association is among a growing number of Tasmanians buying electric vehicles.
"I absolutely love driving electric vehicles, you never want to drive a petrol car again once you drive an electric vehicle, they are so nice to drive," she said. "And of course, the cost, I'm not shelling out for petrol every day. Irrespective of the price, petrol is still an expensive component of owning a car.Skyrocketing petrol prices have urged many Tasmanians to turn to electric vehicles and their popularity is booming.The figure includes 637 cars, 267 station wagons and 111 motorcycles.But when compared to Tasmania's 687,000 registered vehicles, the electric vehicle uptake is small.
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