Global supply chain bottlenecks are affecting most new cars, but electric vehicles are worse off because carmakers have no incentive to service the Australian market.
When John Verhelst paid a $2000 deposit for a new Lexus UX electric vehicle in December last year, he hoped it would be in the driveway of his lower north shore home in Sydney within months.
John Verhelst with his Lexus hybrid. “We’re told that EVs are walking out the door but they are not because there are not enough of them here.”The Australian Financial Review“It’s OK people buying electric cars, but they are not getting them. We’re told that EVs are walking out the door but they are not because there are not enough of them here.”
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