00:02Deep in four-wheel drive country, Toowoomba local Anne Hewitt is trying something new.
00:10The Hewitts had been considering an EV for years but soaring fuel prices sealed the deal.
00:17Especially with the current climate at the moment, I think it's going to be really great for our family.
00:22And they're not the only ones.
00:24He's fine, I've been panicking a little bit.
00:27We're looking around at hybrids.
00:28Figures from the Electric Vehicle Council show sales of two leading EV brands,
00:32Tesla and Polestar, are up 40% on last year.
00:36But the Iran oil shock has seen sales of all EVs surge.
00:40Almost double the amount was sold last month compared to this time last year.
00:44While sales of internal combustion engine fuel cars are down 11%.
00:48But EVs aren't an option for everyone.
00:51High petrol prices that predominantly affect people who are in the outer suburbs
00:55or in rural areas or rural areas.
00:58And those same areas are the areas that have few options for EVs.
01:03In part because we don't have the infrastructure for the EVs.
01:06And also that don't have other options like public transit.
01:09Pickles Auctions sells 70,000 used cars a year.
01:12Just a thousand of them are EVs.
01:14But that is growing.
01:16Fast.
01:17New electric vehicle sales are up around 10% to 12% now.
01:21Those vehicles after two or three years will start to flow through to the likes of Pickles.
01:24A weight for many.
01:26But relief for those who can afford to take advantage.
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