Increase in Anti-EV Media Articles

I recall they were fairly well "over it" with the events in Douglas Shopping Centre, the Freemantle Highway and McDonalds Newbridge those times. Freemantle highway also had a lot of misinformation that was being well broadcast

It's not an issue for those who've made the switch.

It's an consideration for those who haven't.

Honestly I don't know why early adaptors can't appreciate that not everyone thinks like them.

because people spend too much time fretting about something that in a lot of cases won't be an issue.

You say you'll change whem infrastructure is better, but you haven't yet said how often you expect to use that infrastructure.

People can choose who they want to take advice from. Those with experience or those with none.

If you want an EV that requires no change in habit or mindset. Just buy an ICE then you don't have to change anything.

No one's being forced to buy an EV or PHEV. You can buy and run a ICE same as you always could.

As I said repeatedly if we go down the Phev route we'll have home charging for local travel. Then the occasional long trip we'd have the tank of petrol to fall back on. We won't even have to think about recharging on the go.

I bet i won't be alone in choosing that configuration.

Having workplace chargers is an essential ingredient for increasing buy in, apart from nighttime, work hours are most common time when a car is not in use and can be charged without inconvenience .

The habits and technical issues you highlight although currently valid are easily changed

Resentment is normal, no need to not do something

If by we you mean you, then buy what you want.

Not entirely sure what you're point your making or how is relevant to the topic title.

Well I think it's relevant in discussing the thread topic. I'm adding why having kicked the idea for the last two years in our household we're holding off full EV adaption but can definitely see it happening for us in the long term.

Fear of ev technology is not an issue for us. If anything it's knowing there's a whole load of cheaper EV and phev options arriving is having me pause.

I follow an Oz car review channel and they're getting way more exposure to whats coming out of Asia than we have at present. It's only heating up.

Well the media might be playing into people feeling ticked off after their resale value fell, which may be contributing to the EV sales contraction we're seeing.

They'll add in range anxiety, which is not a consideration for early adaptors and enthusiasts.

It's not about thinking one way or another, it's about using common sense and logic. The irony of common sense is that it isn't that common.

Range is not an issue for EV owners, but it is perceived as an issue for those who don't own an EV! Surely those with actual experience are far better informed than those who are merely speculating.

This is what irks EV owners but it's symptomatic of modern society - people think they are more informed than those who are actually informed because they have a little information. It doesn't matter if that information is right, once it aligns with their perceptions. If I want to know about something, I ask people with experience because experience always trumps theory.

Why is it not a consideration

…a huge percentage of people will be denied the opportunity to drive at all because of the ICE ban.

How so? It's not a car ban, it's a ban on burning fossil fuels to propel the car. You can still drive a car… just not an ICE.

I remember the smoking ban and how people got up in arms about it. It's hailed as a success now. Sometimes the government needs to ban something for the greater good.

If you don't believe in climate change, that's your view, but tailpipe emissions are real and cause pollution at a local level. Exhaust fumes contain carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and benzene; all of which are harmful to people (this is how people commit suicide by putting a pipe from their exhaust pipe into the car and shutting the windows).

That's got nothing to do with early adopters. That's just not doing your research before buying something.