10 Aussie suburbs dodging cost of living petrol pain

Tarneit and Werribee have emerged as Australia’s leading postcodes for battery-electric vehicles obtained through novated leasing, as rooftop solar and off-street parking help households cut driving costs. The humble family driveway is becoming a private petrol bowser, with 10 outer-suburban growth corridors leading a national charge to cut household fuel costs. New second-quarter leasing data reveals workers across Victoria, NSW, Queensland and the ACT are combining rooftop solar with battery-electric vehicles obtained through novated leases and the federal Electric Car Discount. Tarneit and Werribee in Melbourne’s west took the top two positions, while Sydney’s Kellyville and Marsden Park, Canberra’s Coombs and Brisbane’s Springfield Lakes also ranked highly.RELATED: Brighton mansion hides wild $5.7m Batcave Melb home with wartime secret sells for $760k Darryn Lyons slashes waterfront mansion price But the figures capture battery-electric vehicles obtained through novated leasing using the discount, rather than all EV sales nationally. Every postcode in the top 10 had rooftop solar coverage above its respective state or territory average, according to the National Automotive Leas...