How about those spiffy new electric cars?
From Australia where they are being sold on the open market without any government incentives? Not doing too well -- from the
Sydney Morning Herald:
Electric car dropped as sales stall
The first mass produced electric car on sale in Australia will be withdrawn from dealerships due to lacklustre sales.
Mitsubishi has vowed to maintain its presence in the small electric car market despite a perceived withdrawal of the i-MiEV - the first mass-produced EV to be sold locally.
The manufacturer confirmed to Drive on Wednesday that importation of the i-MiEV had been slowed down to a "supply and demand" basis because of trickling sales.
And a bit more:
But the biggest sticking point has always been its high price tag.
The Japanese manufacturer has shifted only 227 units in three years, with sales almost exclusively reserved to businesses and governments wanting a green image.
Not a demand for it -- plain and simple. Next?
Posted by DaveH at January 23, 2013 9:54 AM