Much publicity has been given to the rare instances of EVs catching fire - especially the widely reported fires experienced in Tesla Model S vehicles. These particular fires resulted from the battery pack being penetrated by road debris which resulted in fires some time after the event - they were not explosive events and
The same regurgitated myths about EVs are continually dredged up by various media outlets without regard to actual facts. In this video some of the more blatant myths are explored and de-bunked. It is US based data but the same scenarios apply throughout much of the world and also here in Australia.
Of course that depends on where you live and the capacity of the vehicle's batteries. For example, the average price for electricity per kilo Watt hour in Australia is about $0.25 and it takes approximately 18 kWh to travel 100kms, so it will cost approximately $4.50 in electricity charges to travel 100kms. The difference between
This has been suggested as another put down of EVs. The facts however are pretty clear about the global reserves of lithium and recent studies suggest supplies of Lithium are more than adequate to power the global fleet till at least the end of this century (see Global Lithium Availability: A Constraint for Electric Vehicles
The lithium ion batteries favoured for modern electric vehicles (because of their higher energy density and low discharge rates) are recognised as being non hazardous to the environment. They are also fully recyclable (see batteries).
Australia's energy mix (2016-2017 figures) comprises 84.3% fossil fuels and 15.7% clean energy. Coal fired power accounts for 63% of Australia's energy generation (2016-2017) down from 80% in 2000. These figures are not uniform from state to state. It is fair to say that using grid energy to power an EV will entail using fossil
A Lucid Air Grand Tourer travelled more than 1,200kms on a single charge in 2025 while the latest version of the Tesla Model S has a range over 650kms on a charge. Many of the newer EV models (including the cheaper models such as the MG4 and BYD Dolphin) boast a range over 400kms before
When we first put up this website in 2009 no production EVs were available in Australia. The Mitsubishi i-MiEV was first to arrive with sales commencing in 2011. A year later the original Nissan LEAF was here. Today (2025) there are over 50 models of EVs currently available in Australia with more makes and models
Electric cars are generally more expensive to purchase than their petrol or diesel equivalents. This is mainly due to expenses related to efficiencies of scale and the cost of the batteries. As scale production of electric vehicles has increased and battery costs reduced the cost of electric cars has come down. Lithium battery prices have
There are a number of compelling benefits to electric cars over conventional petrol/diesel vehicles. These include a vast improvement in air quality in our cities. Reduction in health costs caused by air pollution. Less noise pollution. Less CO2 into the atmosphere. Less poisonous and cancer causing emissions in our cities. Electric cars are also much