The Electric Vehicle Council, Australia's peak EV industry lobby group, runs a busy FAQ section on its website answering exactly the questions buyers ask: how far will it go, what will it cost to run, will the battery still be any good in ten years. Confident numbers, every time, and a standard disclaimer at the bottom of every page saying the EVC "makes no representations or warranties of any kind about the completeness, accuracy, or suitability" of any of it.

The maintenance saving: the site claims EV owners save $300–$400 a year on servicing. No study, vehicle model, or comparison basis is named anywhere on the page.

The battery-life claim: "batteries last around 15 years." The largest independent dataset available, Geotab's study of over 22,700 EVs, broadly supports a pack retaining roughly 65% capacity at 15 years, but not the page's implied "working like new" framing. That same study found batteries relying heavily on public fast charging wear roughly twice as fast as home-charged ones.

The running-cost comparison: the site compares EV running costs only against petrol, never diesel, despite grouping "petrol, diesel and hybrid" together elsewhere on the same page. Diesel is typically 20–30% more fuel-efficient per kilometre than petrol.

The bottom line: none of this is invented, it's a pattern of favourable comparisons and missing context, published on a page that disclaims responsibility for its own accuracy.