Australian fuel efficiency standards aimed at cutting petrol bills, 'catching up' with US

[jpd80]

Originally Posted by Citroënbender

Interesting statistic, do you think it augurs a trend?

In terms of “catching up to the US” we seem to not be slowing in our love for landfill waste.

Originally Posted by kypez

Exactly. 1 month is hardly a trend.

As said above, Germany ending cash incentives for buyers of BEVs, so yeah
there could be a lot more to this now that prices paid have increased.

[kypez]

Originally Posted by jpd80

Aligns with Germany ending cash incentives for buyers of BEVs, so yeah there could be a lot more to this….

When the US dropped their subsidies, manufacturers dropped their price too. Manufacturers who came to market with a proper strategy and not being dependant on subsidies to make their cars affordable will be fine.

[jpd80]

Originally Posted by kypez

When the US dropped their subsidies, manufacturers dropped their price too. Manufacturers who came to market with a proper strategy and not being dependant on subsidies to make their cars affordable will be fine.

The bigger issue is that buyers seem to be leaving the market for now but that may just be winter…

[kypez]

Originally Posted by jpd80

The bigger issue is that buyers seem to be leaving the market for now but that may just be winter…

One month isn't people leaving the market. Big problem in the US is the EVs aren't good enough from the other brands. They've only been at it for 2 - 3 years.

Good read below

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesmo...mI-8z0mnanM7OY

[Sprintey]

Originally Posted by jpd80

As said above, Germany ending cash incentives for buyers of BEVs, so yeah
there could be a lot more to this now that prices paid have increased.

There's been a shift too, US middle class consumer is showing resistance and EVs stacking up on the lots, we've got news like Polestar being valued at zero, for some reason channels like TFL are showing drawbacks like with their zero temperature tests, Ford, GM and VW are backpedalling to hybrid, masses of EVs in lots in China, Tesla is lowering prices, energy and rare earths miners are being keelhauled, it's a different mass-psychology at present.