Skyrocketing petrol prices have urged many Tasmanians to turn to electric vehicles and their popularity is booming.
“With the fuel prices, everything’s gone crazy,” said William McVicar, a retiree in Brisbane. He and his wife started thinking about buying an electric vehicle last year but put it on the back burner, thinking they would have plenty of time to get around to it.
Australia’s slow uptake of electric vehicles has led to the spread of a cottage industry in parallel imports, with small businesses springing up to bring in low-cost second-hand cars from Japan.
Craig Salmon rattles off the benefits of electric cars with the swagger of a veteran car mechanic and the zeal of someone who is watching a profound historic change play out on his workshop floor.
The Good Car Company introduced its used EV bulk buying model two and a half years ago to help make electric vehicles more affordable. Even with recent state-based incentives, such as the ACT’s stamp duty exemption, high upfront . . .
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The supply of used electric vehicles in Australia is limited. Numbers are obviously tied to new vehicles sold, and the rate at which they end up in the used car market. Used electric vehicles are generally found in the same places you’d find other second-hand cars.
Explore how local innovators are making this technology more accessible with a range of home-grown options. The transport sector is Australia’s second largest source of CO2 emissions behind electricity - but it’s also where some of the biggest opportunities for reducing these emissions lie.
Prospective electric vehicle buyers in the New South Wales Northern Rivers region will get the opportunity to buy second hand EVs with the launch of the latest Good Car Company community bulk-buy program . . .
A key piece of the climate action puzzle could be made more affordable exclusively to Northern Rivers residents with prices ranging for as low as $17,000.
Tasmania is set to become the electric vehicle (EV) leader of Australia, with the state government investing $600,000 for fast charging and destination charge..
Canberra's electric vehicle market could be set for a shake up, with a new way to purchase the cars on its way to the capital. The normally expensive vehicles will be made cheaper to purchase as part of a community bulk buy event . . .
An import agent buying second-hand vehicles from Japan has identified Canberra as "the potential electric vehicle capital of Australia". The Tasmanian-based Good Car Company . . .
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I made the decision a while ago that I’d like my next car to be an electric vehicle. It feels like a smart decision for a variety of reasons, but it’s certainly not an easy process in Australia for some pretty glaring reasons.
A start-up Australian company offering used electric vehicles via a subscription service has received an overwhelming vote of confidence in its business model, after a launch event in Tasmania was quickly sold out.
Australia’s only all-electric car dealers are coming to Canberra to show off a range of EVs and host a month-long community education program from 25 February to 26 March . . .
If you want a city runabout electric car but have been put off by the price of EV’s in Australia you might want to checkout Tassie startup Good Car Company.
Remember Back To The Future with the flying DeLorean? If you grew up with these films you'll recall that flying cars, powered by household waste, were the norm in 2015. Sadly, this futuristic prediction never happened.
Many Australians say they would consider buying an electric car. But unfortunately, new electric vehicles don’t come cheap. Even at the more affordable end of the market . . .
This South Hobart family has bought one of the first used electric cars in the state – and it has saved them thousands. Find out how you can do the same and watch them fuel up for free.
The supply of used electric vehicles in Australia is limited. Numbers are obviously tied to new vehicles sold, and the rate at which they end up in the used car market. In 2019, 6,718 fully electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars were sold in Australia . . .
Many Australians say they would consider buying an electric car. But unfortunately, new electric vehicles don’t come cheap. Even at the more affordable end of the market, a new Nissan Leaf or Hyundai Ioniq cost around A$50,000. . .
Interest in electric vehicles (EVs) is on the rise in Australia, with EV sales tripling in 2019 to 6,718 new electric vehicle registrations, driven mostly by the first deliveries . . .
Meet the Hobart family who have bought a used electric car from Tasmania' s first 100 per cent electric car company, the Good Car Company.