Queensland tradie Henry Ladd would love to stop paying $220 to fill up his ute, but there’s no EV on the market with the towing capacity he needs.
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Brisbane tradie Henry Ladd backs Labor’s new fuel efficiency standards and rubbishes the federal opposition’s claim it will send the price of utes and four-wheel drives through the roof.
Mr Ladd would happily pay more upfront to reduce both his carbon footprint and his fortnightly $220 diesel fuel bill, but says it’s too early for tradies to ride the electric vehicle wave.
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