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Jan 27th, 2020 at 4:50am
 
Australia stuck in slow lane on electric vehicles   Sad

January 19, 2020
Sydney Morning Herald


Almost a year ago, a Senate inquiry into electric vehicles recommended the federal government lead the way in promoting the uptake of such vehicles. The committee urged the government to set targets for how many electric vehicles might be on the road decades from now, to develop a national strategy with the states about charging infrastructure and commit to transitioning to battery-powered vehicles for the government fleet.

A few weeks later, the Morrison government unveiled what it called a "Climate Solutions Package", a pitifully inadequate five-point policy that effectively relaunched its earlier Direct Action effort. One of the key points of that initiative was a national strategy for electric vehicles. If evidence were needed of the Coalition's history of deflection and indecisiveness about climate change, it is right there in that vacuous, single-page strategy on electric cars.

Put shortly, there is no strategy. There is no policy, no target and so far little evidence of a plan.

And in the weeks before the May election, the Coalition buckled under the hysterical tripe emanating from some conservative commentators that falsely claimed government policies to reduce emissions and shift to electric vehicles would lead to tradies losing their trusty utes. That was symptomatic of the quality of much of the discussion about climate change last year.

Meanwhile, the devastating and continuing bushfires this season have demonstrated climate change is taking hold. It is long past time for the Morrison government – and governments worldwide – to get real about genuine, practical climate-change strategies.


A simple one would be to focus on vehicle emissions and promoting electric vehicle use, perhaps through tax or other financial incentives. And as consumers we should embrace electric vehicles. The concept that they don't suit Australia because of the long distances is largely a furphy. How many of us actually drive those long distances between cities on a regular basis?

According to the Department of Environment and Energy's June quarter update for Australia's greenhouse emissions, transport represented 18.9 per cent of the nation's overall emissions in 2018-19 – second only to emissions generated by electricity-generating power stations.

And the 2017 National Inventory Report on emissions, submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, noted "transport emissions are one of the strongest source[s] of emissions growth in Australia".

Indeed, the department's June quarterly update (the latest available figures) shows the transport sector has experienced the largest increase in emissions of all sectors in the past three decades – up 63.5 per cent from 1990 to June 2019.

Here is a relatively easy policy for the Morrison government that might shift it from the indolent passivity and obstructionist tactics that have hallmarked its approach to climate change, and position it instead as a front-runner stepping into action.


That is what the world's biggest car manufacturers are already doing. That is also what the world's leading economies are doing: China, South Korea, Germany, France, Britain and individual states in the US, as well as Japan, Norway, the Netherlands and more have set targets and are providing incentives for consumers to switch to electric vehicles.

If Prime Minister Scott Morrison really wants to build credibility around climate change strategies, he should act now to promote the uptake of electric cars. Set a target. Change over the fleet. Stop wavering and do it. And we should overcome any bias we may have against electric vehicles – most of the rest of the world has.

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Reply #1 - Jan 27th, 2020 at 6:54am
 
crook this is a huge countrywith  lots of space in between towns...are we ready for the electric cars???....can we power up at every  petrol station??....are our mechanics ready?


I dont know what the whyfors  that are required  but I dont think its that simple....as going into a car dealer and buying an electric car.... there is a little more to it...

at the moment they are not very affordable..
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Reply #2 - Jan 27th, 2020 at 7:26am
 
Victoria rolls out electric car charging stations to tackle 'range anxiety'   Smiley

December 26, 2019
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A widespread network of highly visible electric car charging stations in Victoria is critical to prevent “range anxiety” - a fear of being stranded and unable to recharge - according to a consultation paper into how to make the state ready for zero emissions vehicles.

The Victorian government has launched a new map of existing and proposed electric charging stations across Victoria with the latest ultra-rapid charging station opening in Moe earlier this month.


"It's a totally new way of driving": Chris Stone has become a fan of electric cars after being given a company car.

The map is intended to help Victorian drivers locate the 403 electric vehicle charging stations across the state, with another 31 expected to be constructed by the end of next year.

Victoria wants to encourage the use of electric cars as part of its strategy to tackle climate change with a long-term target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.


However the number of electric vehicles in Victoria is currently small, with the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2018 motor vehicle census showing that just 0.056 per cent of passenger vehicles on our roads are powered by electric motors.


The state government consultation paper says range anxiety is a commonly cited barrier to the use of zero emission vehicles even though new models in the Australian market can drive more than 300 kilometres without recharging.

“A well-planned network of widespread and highly visible publicly available charging stations across Victoria is still critical to providing public confidence of being able to go where you want without the anxiety of being stranded between charging stations,” the paper says.

Victorian Environment Minister Lily D'Ambrosio said the Moe station - which delivers 400 kilometres of range in 15 minutes - and six other stations in Euroa, Barnawartha North (near Wodonga), Melbourne, Torquay, Ballarat and Horsham - were supported by $3 million in state government funding.


“We’re supporting new charging stations across the state so Victorians have confidence that they can take their zero emissions vehicles right across Australia,” Ms D’Ambrosio said.

In 2018 the government announced a deal that will see a commercial electric vehicle factory open in Morwell in the Latrobe Valley in 2021, manufacturing around 2,400 vehicles a year and creating up to 500 jobs.   Smiley

The government is developing a Zero Emissions Vehicle Roadmap, to be released next year, which will set out the infrastructure and support needed to get more electric cars on the road.

It has released two papers for consultation.

One paper said just 0.1 per cent of new car sales in Australia in 2018 were fully electric vehicles. “Price is the main constraint on uptake,” it said.

Prices for electric cars were higher than those for conventional vehicles because the technology was new and Australia had a limited range of models, most of which were luxury brands such as BMW and Tesla.

Electric Vehicle Council chief executive Behyad Jafari said Australia lacked federal policies that supported the uptake of electric vehicles, such as fuel efficiency standards and tax incentives.

In Norway, for example, electric cars are exempted from most taxes and offered benefits such as free parking and charging points. Almost a third of new cars sold in Norway in 2018 were pure electric.

“A lot of the work is looking at how we get automotive makers to bring electric cars to Australia in the first place,” Mr Jafari said. “Cheaper models exist but they are not brought to Australia because we don’t have these policies.”

One of the consultation papers said Victoria would continue to lobby the Commonwealth to implement light vehicle co2 emission standards, review the luxury car tax and fringe benefits tax and improve fuel consumption labelling.

It also warned that our current electricity network was not designed to accommodate the large increase in demand that would come with electric vehicles.

“Government will need to work closely with distribution businesses (responsible for the management and upgrade of our electricity networks) to manage this new demand and potential impacts for peak demand,” it said.

It also said there was a need to inform drivers about the benefits of zero emission vehicle. “On average, a 100 km trip costs around $16.65
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Reply #3 - Jan 27th, 2020 at 7:44am
 
we dont all live in Victoria crook.......you have to build the roads before you can put cars on them.....

so get the infrastructure done and do it fast....people are not going to spend all that money    then find they can only travel in a certain direction......its not how we are made........the electric car is the future  we should already be ready for it... Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes not just planning for it.
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Reply #4 - Jan 27th, 2020 at 12:08pm
 
It's an automobile when it has an engine.... Cool

Anything else is a cart.............................. Cry

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Reply #5 - Jan 27th, 2020 at 12:47pm
 
I've said it before and I'll say it again.

50 years ago we were laughing at the Chinese since they were all on push bikes.

Today many of them have automobiles and we are headed towards push bikes................ Cry
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Reply #6 - Jan 27th, 2020 at 12:55pm
 
The grid couldn't handle a sudden rush to EVs.
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Reply #7 - Jan 27th, 2020 at 1:16pm
 
Gordon wrote on Jan 27th, 2020 at 12:55pm:
The grid couldn't handle a sudden rush to EVs.


Thank goodness for that........... Smiley
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Reply #8 - Jan 27th, 2020 at 5:01pm
 
Gordon wrote on Jan 27th, 2020 at 12:55pm:
The grid couldn't handle a sudden rush to EVs.




we dont seem to prepare ahead do we?...like it or not   

unless we become the Jetsons   we will only be able to buy electric cars in the future....why not prepare NOW?..be read for a change.. Roll Eyes Roll Eyes
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Reply #9 - Jan 28th, 2020 at 9:16am
 
cods wrote on Jan 27th, 2020 at 6:54am:
crook this is a huge countrywith  lots of space in between towns...are we ready for the electric cars???....can we power up at every  petrol station??....are our mechanics ready?


I dont know what the whyfors  that are required  but I dont think its that simple....as going into a car dealer and buying an electric car.... there is a little more to it...

at the moment they are not very affordable..




Have a look online, I showed my parents, most towns in NSW have a charging station of some variety and more being added.

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Reply #10 - Jan 28th, 2020 at 12:03pm
 
It seems Australia isn't the only one -

"As more and more electric vehicles hit the market, it would be reasonable to assume that sales of EVs would be rising consistently. However, according to new figures, that’s not the case.

The Los Angeles Times reports that while 45 new all-electric and plug-in hybrids debuted in the U.S. last year, just 325,000 EVs and plug-in hybrids were sold across the nation in 2019, a fall of 6.8 per cent from the 349,000 of the year prior. Numbers regarding how many EVs were sold in California last year aren’t available quite yet."

https://www.carscoops.com/2020/01/electric-vehicle-sales-fall-despite-a-prolifer...
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Reply #11 - Jan 28th, 2020 at 12:17pm
 
Do they make EV pickups?
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Reply #12 - Jan 28th, 2020 at 12:18pm
 
Ajax wrote on Jan 27th, 2020 at 12:08pm:
It's an automobile when it has an engine.... Cool

Anything else is a cart.............................. Cry

https://i.ibb.co/fM0MFWD/VFwalking.jpg



That thing looks horrible.
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Reply #13 - Jan 28th, 2020 at 12:35pm
 
Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Jan 28th, 2020 at 12:17pm:
Do they make EV pickups?


yes. Tesla has one that they showcased. It was supposed to have armoured glass. They bricked it. It didn't.




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Reply #14 - Jan 28th, 2020 at 4:46pm
 
Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Jan 28th, 2020 at 12:18pm:
Ajax wrote on Jan 27th, 2020 at 12:08pm:
It's an automobile when it has an engine.... Cool

Anything else is a cart.............................. Cry

https://i.ibb.co/fM0MFWD/VFwalking.jpg



That thing looks horrible.


I get a woody just listening to it................. Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy

A machine..........have a look here,

https://www.whichcar.com.au/reviews/2017-walkinshaw-w557-review
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