Sunrise host Nat Barr has confronted senior Albanese minister Tanya Plibersek over the decline in electric car sales amid a new push for taxpayers to fund 22,500 electric chargers. This is to help alleviate “range anxiety”, a known obstacle to EV car sales, which refers to the fear of running out of battery power before reaching an intended destination. On Monday, Barr questioned Minister for Social Services Tanya Plibersek on the proposal. Minister for Social Services Tanya Plibersek joined Nat Barr and Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce for Hot Topics on Monday. “How are you going to get 50 per cent of car sales being EVs in the next 10 years?