Considering switching to an electric vehicle (EV)? The recent Echo ‘Sustainability’ supplement states that the cheapest EV in Australia is the MG4 long-range, costing $52,000. That is incorrect! Few people actually need such extended ranges for their daily travels. Cars in the 350 km range can be purchased ‘cheaper’ for around $40,000 (base models – MG, BYD and Nissan Leaf).
Many more are coming, reducing prices further. Tesla just slashed prices by seven per cent. ‘The Good Car Co.’ has quality second-hand cars. Diverting your petrol and maintenance bills can help pay for EVs. I divert $280 per fortnight from fuel and maintenance savings. Novated leases now offer massive tax and duty incentives. Green car loans are the cheapest loans.
Bear in mind waiting lists. Order now if you can, you may still have to wait months! Ignore misinformation fuelled by fossilised-vested interests and conspiracy theorists hoping to water down EV uptake and climate salvage. Maybe it’s time for local green philanthropists or sponsors to put Mandy Nolan in an EV for her Greens party work to really promote the cause!
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
