Canterbury Bankstown to start using electric vehicles and help residents make the change
ELECTRIC vehicles could soon be on our local roads with Canterbury Bankstown Council fast tracking the rollout of these environmentally-friendly cars for their transport.
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ELECTRIC vehicles could soon be on our local roads with Canterbury Bankstown Council fast tracking the rollout of these environmentally-friendly EVs for their transport.
The council will begin using electric vehicles (EVs) when the current vehicles need replacing and will also help residents make the transition by investing in the infrastructure.
Mayor Khal Asfour took aim at the federal and state governments for not doing enough to promote EVs, saying the right leadership in adopting the technology is not there.
However, Cr Asfour said Canterbury Bankstown Council, being a smart city, is willing to lead the way and make the technology more understood and accessible.
Saying Australia is a nation of innovators and early adopters, Cr Asfour said his council will be preparing a report on this to “make the this technology accessible to our community through investment in infrastructure and access to council’s electric pool vehicles or car-share arrangements”.
Cr Asfour said Australia is lagging behind Europe and the US in EVs.
“Electric vehicles are a proven technology and when the electricity used by Evs is offset by generating sufficient renewable energy such as solar, of which Australia has a plentiful supply, the result is zero transport emissions,” Cr Asfour said.
“The uptake of low emission and energy efficient vehicles can help build a more resilient city with many additional benefits, including better air quality, less health issues and a higher level of amenity.
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“It is my hope that with the community will be able to feel and touch EVs, to drive them and test the technology, the veil of mystery that seems to plague this technology will fall away and that our community will lead Australia, because we leaders.”
According to the Electric Vehicle Council of Australia, it costs just 33 cents/litre to run an electric car while the comparative rate for fuel-powered cars is $1.19 per litre.