“And no one in the world is making an electric ute, by the way ...”
What RMIT ABC Fact Check found
Ms Ley is wrong. There are at least four electric utes being manufactured and sold overseas, including a ute made by Ford and an electric ute version of General Motors' Hummer. Additionally, plans for a number of electric utes have been announced by companies such as Tesla and Chevrolet. An Australian company, ACE, is also taking reservations for its Yewt electric model.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Sussan Ley (Deputy Liberal leader) made this claim around 26 August 2022. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 30 August 2022, 4 days later. Its rating was “Wrong”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m930kGEFwM
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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.