“[An electric vehicle] won't tow your trailer. It's not going to tow your boat. It's not going to get you out to your favourite camping spot with your family.”
What RMIT ABC Fact Check found
Mr Morrison's claim is in need of a tune up. Right now, there are a handful of electric vehicles available on the Australian market and only around half specify towing capacity. However, those powerful enough to tow a boat or caravan come with a hefty price tag of $100,000 or more. Experts told Fact Check that electric vehicles under development by leading manufacturers and due to be released onto the market well before 2030, are likely to have the capacity to tow a trailer or boat with simil...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Scott Morrison (Prime Minister) made this claim around 6 April 2019. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 10 May 2019, 34 days later. Its rating was “Needs a tune up”.
Scott Morrison has 18 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 1 of them false or fake, 11 misleading or mixed and 3 true.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOBZOsVlUWs
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This check was done by RMIT ABC Fact Check, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.