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"Remember the snatch-and-grab for toilet rolls in the early moments of the
Covid pandemic? They were gone from the shelves of supermarkets within days. In
Japan, the Middle East war has sparked a new round of toilet-paper hoarding,
but in Australia it’s the showrooms of EV sellers that are being rapidly
emptied.
A work colleague’s sister went to look at EVs in Sydney this week and looked at
a Jaecoo J5 ($37,000 drive-away) at the same time as another guy. She later
asked the other person what he thought: “I bought two now and another for the
parents in law next week,” came the reply.
Official data on exactly how many EVs have been sold in March won’t be out till
after Easter, but all the evidence points to perhaps Australia’s strongest
month ever – and certainly its biggest market share.
The wait times for Tesla’s best-selling Model Y electric SUV have ballooned out
to several months; insurance inquiries have doubled, the Pickles auction house
also reports a doubling of interest. The asking price of second-hand EVs online
has surged and there are multiple reports on social media of EV showrooms with
no more new or used stock.
Even new Nationals leader Matt Canavan – an arch critic of just about any
technology that does not require the burning of fossil fuels – is excited,
saying how much he loves Tesla EVs, but is reluctant to buy a new one because
of depreciation issues. He should check out the plunging asking price of second
hand petrol and diesel prices on the online sales sites."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
