Australia records biggest-ever surge in EV sales
www.abc.net.au
Nearly one in every two new vehicles sold was either electric or hybrid across April, May and June.

In short:

Australia has recorded its biggest-ever quarterly surge in electric vehicle sales.

Across April, May and June, nearly one in every two vehicles sold was either electric or hybrid.

What’s next?

Liberal deputy Jane Hume says the figures show EV subsidies introduced by the government in 2023 had grown “out of control”.

  • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    219·
    13 days ago

    Wow, Australia really fell for the whole “Electric Motors” leftist conspiracy didn’t they?

        • zurohki@aussie.zoneEnglish
          18·
          13 days ago

          The problem with acting like a raving looney on the internet is that there’s so many actual raving loonies.

        • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          42·
          13 days ago

          I am not going to /s comments like this, reading a comment that obviously sarcastic and kneejerk reacting without considering the context is a complete self-own moment for everyone who downvoted that.

          • bountygiver [any]@lemmy.mlEnglish
            51·
            13 days ago

            Instead of blaming people for not getting your joke, just take responsibility and accept the downvotes if people don’t get it if you are not going to use /s, you caring about it enough to type this is a self-own. If you need to clarify this way afterwards just get over it and put the /s in the first place.

            • Ilandar@lemmy.todayEnglish
              3·
              13 days ago

              No, I agree with them. Putting /s after every sarcastic comment negates any of the humour, it’s like explaining the joke immediately after telling it. The internet was funnier before people started doing this regularly to avoid social media pile ons.

              • bountygiver [any]@lemmy.mlEnglish
                31·
                13 days ago

                Yes you can choose not to add the /s. But don’t complain about downvotes from people who don’t get it.

                • Ilandar@lemmy.todayEnglish
                  3·
                  13 days ago

                  They didn’t complain about downvotes, they mocked the people who downvoted. There’s a big difference between the two,

                  • bountygiver [any]@lemmy.mlEnglish
                    2·
                    13 days ago

                    Kinda of the same for bringing them up like that. It emits the energy of crying “I am totally not owned!”. The thing is addressing your sarcasm afterwards in any way defeats the point of not adding the “/s” in the first place.

    • Dave.@aussie.zoneEnglish
      8·
      13 days ago

      Wow, Australia really fell for the whole “Electric Motors” leftist conspiracy didn’t they?

      Australians aren’t stupid. If EVs and hybrids have reached a price/performance/practicality point where it makes sense to jump to them, then they will.

      They don’t give a crap about people who carry on about woke leftist conspiracy agendas or whatever, especially when the bulk of those people come from the country that thought that crippling oil production in the Middle East was a good idea.