Electric car sales have slumped. Misinformation is one of the reasons
- Written by Milad Haghani, Senior Lecturer of Urban Analytics & Resilience, UNSW Sydney
Karolis Kavolelis/ShutterstockBattery electric vehicle sales in Australia have flattened in recent months. The latest data reveal a sharp 27.2% year-on-year decline (overall new vehicle sales were down 9.7%) in September. Tesla Model Y and Model 3 cars had an even steeper drop of nearly 50%.
Sales also fell in August (by 18.5%) and July (1.5%)....





