I had a read of that this morning...
There does seem to be lots of estimates, expectations and rubbery figures produced in the article to support the narrative but at the end of the day I don't disagree with the fact that EVs are "greener" than ICE vehicles.
Whether they are as green as they like to project, that's probably debatable...
More than 3 million Australian homes have rooftop solar and, according to a 2021 survey, most EV owners plug into their own set-up.
A car that's charged with rooftop solar produces even lower emissions over its lifetime.
Out of those 3 million homes only around 180,000 have batteries. I'd like to know how many of them also have an EV!
There are obviously a lot of people charging their EVs from the grid overnight with power most likely produced with coal/gas, depending on what State you live in.
Crowing that there are 3 million Australian homes with rooftop solar does sound much more impressive though if you're pushing the EV narrative.
Oh, by the way, it was only a few days ago that the NSW government extended the life of Australia’s biggest coal-fired power station for at least two more years so that might throw their calculations out a bit.
Anyhow, if you're happy to put up with the inconveniences of EV ownership, go for it...I very much doubt I'll be having one in my garage any time soon for all the reasons I've put forward in my other posts...
