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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Peter Brewer

DARK SECRETS: Long delay on ev deliveries hits comcar fleet switch out | Rare Historical Photos

Tesla EVs charging up in Tuggeranong. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

The long wait list on the delivery of electric vehicles - some stretching to almost a year - will slow the federal government's planned switch-out of its diesel-powered BMW Comcars this year.

While the federal Department of Finance has whittled its EV choice down to eight contenders, the wait list on all of them is wracked with uncertainty due to ongoing supply issues and international component shortages.

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