Thinking of buying an electric car? Here’s what you need to know about models, costs and rebates

Over the next decade or so in Australia, making the decision to switch to buying an electric car will be more a question of when than if. Photograph: Mark Baker/AP

Scott Morrison once claimed electric vehicles might end the weekend, but the prime minister changed his tune this week when he announced the Australian government’s new EV policy.

While the strategy may not actually do much to help get people into an electric vehicle, it’s the start of a shift as state and territory governments are already setting up incentives to get more people into EVs.