12 July

NSW has a rule that potential EV buyers need to know, if they have kids of driving age. It prohibits P-platers driving cars with power-to-weight ratios that are above a certain number. This immediately makes most popular EVs prohibited vehicles, because of their great power. It’s a stupid rule for Teslas, because they have parental controls that can limit speed, acceleration and even time of day younger drivers are able to drive. This is pretty straightforward for any EV. Show me a petrol or diesel that has that. You also always have immediate knowledge of where the car is. Victoria has similar though not as stringent rules. Other States and territories have none. Your child is much safer driving an EV like a Tesla than driving any other car, because of their degree of control and oversight you have of the vehicle.