{"id":15561,"date":"2022-10-31T19:38:41","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T08:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/?p=15561"},"modified":"2024-07-08T21:03:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T11:03:07","slug":"one-hundred-companies-lead-the-charge-for-one-million-evs-by-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/media-releases\/one-hundred-companies-lead-the-charge-for-one-million-evs-by-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"One hundred companies lead the charge for one million EVs by 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than 100 companies and organisations have united in a push to get one million electric cars on Australian roads by 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The alliance has come together from sectors including transport, retail, agriculture, health, technology, insurance, environment, and research to support the federal government\u2019s development of a National Electric Vehicle Strategy.<\/p>\n<p>They are calling for that strategy to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>include a strong fuel efficiency standard consistent with the US, NZ and Europe;<\/li>\n<li>boost investment in EV manufacturing through a collaborative EV industry development plan;<\/li>\n<li>facilitate the roll-out of a co-ordinated charging network, with a focus on the regions and the suburbs;<\/li>\n<li>support more electric buses, trucks, and other commercial vehicles for Australian business;<\/li>\n<li>create economic modelling that factors in the many benefits of EVs, including less pollution, improved public health, and better fuel security;<\/li>\n<li>set a goal to have one million EVs on Australian roads by 2027<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cAfter years of inaction from Canberra, Australian EV policy is now ready to accelerate and business wants to ensure we don\u2019t miss the moment,\u201d said Electric Vehicle Council chief executive Behyad Jafari.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis new federal government is off to a strong start and a National EV Strategy announced in the first months of its tenure is an excellent development. But after a long period of policy stagnation we now need a strategy that contains robust measures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know Australians want the transition to electric vehicles to speed up. Our most recent data shows a 65 per cent leap in EV sales over the past year. But that still leaves Australia with a lot of opportunity to fill, by catching up to the rest of the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe absence of a fuel efficiency standard is largely to blame as manufacturers overlook our nation in favour of others who have more ambitious plans. We can fix that swiftly and these hundred organisations from across Australian industry and society are making it clear they want that to happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAustralian business understands that transport should be doing its share of heavy lifting on the path to net zero. If we don\u2019t put a big dent in our transport emissions, by getting more EVs on the roads, it will put unsustainable pressure on other sectors like farming, manufacturing, construction, mining and energy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we get this EV Strategy right, the opportunities are enormous. We could be employing tens of thousands of Australians building batteries, chargers, cars, buses, and trucks. We\u2019ll be cutting pollution from transport and doing our fair share to combat climate change. And we\u2019ll be reducing our reliance on foreign oil by using Australian energy to move.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brendan Groll, Fulfillment Sourcing Manager, IKEA said:<br \/>\n&#8220;A strong, national EV strategy with targeted policy for the freight and logistics sector will enable the retail sector to accelerate its contribution to transport emissions reductions, enabling sustainable delivery options for Australians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Oliver Judd, CEO, NECA said:<br \/>\n\u201cAustralia\u2019s first National Electric Vehicle Strategy will guide the infrastructure and workforce to support the transition to a cleaner economy on one of the largest sources of national emissions. NECA fully endorses the EV Council in making this a priority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Steve Amor, Product Marketing Manager AU, ABB EV Charging said:<br \/>\n\u201cABB Australia wholeheartedly supports and agrees to participate in the proposal, as part of the collaborative EV industry, to assist in developing an Australian EV Strategy and policy to encourage, promote and support the transition of Australia\u2019s wider vehicle population to electrification, with the ultimate goal of having one million electric vehicles on Australian roads by 2027.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>List of companies:<\/strong><br \/>\nABB<br \/>\nActewAGL<br \/>\nAustralian Electric Vehicle Association<br \/>\nAGL Energy<br \/>\nAmber<br \/>\nANC<br \/>\nArrival<br \/>\nAUSEV<br \/>\nAusgrid<br \/>\nAustralian Hydrogen Council<br \/>\nAustralian Trucking Association<br \/>\nBank Australia<br \/>\nBeyond Zero Emissions<br \/>\nBMW Group (BMW and MINI)<br \/>\nBortana<br \/>\nBoundless<br \/>\nBrighte<br \/>\nBYD<br \/>\nCarbar<br \/>\nClean Energy Council<br \/>\nClimate Action Network Australia<br \/>\nClimate Energy Finance<br \/>\nCommittee for Sydney<br \/>\nConnectSource<br \/>\nCustom Denning<br \/>\nCustom Fleet<br \/>\nDelta Energy<br \/>\nDoctors for the Environment<br \/>\nEbusco<br \/>\nElectric Vehicle Council<br \/>\nElectrical Trades Union<br \/>\nEnergy Efficiency Council<br \/>\nEnergy Renaissance<br \/>\nEnergylab<br \/>\nEnvironment Victoria<br \/>\nEuropcar<br \/>\nEVenergi<br \/>\nEverty<br \/>\nEvie Networks<br \/>\nEvolution<br \/>\nEVSE<br \/>\nEVUP<br \/>\nFarmers for Climate Action<br \/>\nFIMER<br \/>\nFonz<br \/>\nFoton Mobility<br \/>\nGEMtek<br \/>\nGeotab<br \/>\nGET Electric<br \/>\nGirl Geek Academy<br \/>\nGood Car Co<br \/>\nGreenpeace<br \/>\nHanson<br \/>\nHeavy Vehicle Industry Association<br \/>\nHertz<br \/>\nIKEA Australia<br \/>\nJaguar LandRover<br \/>\nJaunt<br \/>\nJETCharge<br \/>\nJLL<br \/>\nJOLT Charge<br \/>\nKarmo<br \/>\nLDV<br \/>\nLinfox<br \/>\nMG Motors<br \/>\nMicrosoft<br \/>\nMiddy&#8217;s Electrical<br \/>\nMotion Energy<br \/>\nMotorsport Safety &amp; Rescue<br \/>\nMyenergi<br \/>\nNational Electrical and Communications Association<br \/>\nNexport<br \/>\nNoodoe<br \/>\nNRMA<br \/>\nNSW Nature Conservation Council<br \/>\nOrigin<br \/>\nPepper Money<br \/>\nPolestar<br \/>\nPollination Capital<br \/>\nRenault<br \/>\nRewiring Australia<br \/>\nROEV<br \/>\nSA Power Networks<br \/>\nSavic Motorcycles<br \/>\nSchneider Electric<br \/>\nSEA Electric<br \/>\nSG Fleet<br \/>\nSixt<br \/>\nSmart Energy Council<br \/>\nSolar Citizens<br \/>\nSplend<br \/>\nSt Baker Energy Innovation Fund<br \/>\nTesla<br \/>\nThe Australia Institute<br \/>\nTransurban<br \/>\nTritium<br \/>\nUber<br \/>\nVolvo Cars, Volvo Bus and Truck<br \/>\nWallbox<br \/>\nWoolworths Group<br \/>\nWSP<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 100 companies and organisations have united in a push to get one million&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13696,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-releases"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15561"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15564,"href":"https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15561\/revisions\/15564"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}