{"id":2915,"date":"2017-07-27T09:04:02","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T23:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/?p=2915"},"modified":"2024-07-08T21:03:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T11:03:13","slug":"industry-welcomes-qld-ev-super-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/news\/industry-welcomes-qld-ev-super-highway\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry welcomes QLD EV Super Highway"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAustralia\u2019s electric vehicle industry has welcomed today\u2019s launch of the Queensland Electric Super Highway.\n\nBy supporting the transition to electric vehicles, the Queensland Government is playing a leading role in bringing the Australian market up to speed with the transformation already occurring around the world.\n\nAs electric vehicle uptake continues to increase around the world, providing charging infrastructure is an important step to supporting this transition in Australia.\n\nGlobally there are already two million electric vehicles on the road, with a further one million projected to be sold this year. Without the adequate support, Australia has been falling behind, missing out on significant opportunities for economic investment and the creation of high-skilled jobs.\n\nSupporting the uptake and use of electric vehicles will provide better outcomes for Australian motorists through lower operating costs and cleaner air.\n\nThe Electric Vehicle Council looks forward to continuing to work with the Queensland Government on a range of initiatives to support this transition.\n\nQuotes <\/strong>\n\nAudi Australia: Paul Sansom, Managing Director<\/strong>\n\n\u201cFast-charging infrastructure is of paramount importance to the future success of Electric Vehicles in Australia.\u201d\n\n\u201cBy 2020, Audi will have three fully electric vehicles available to the Australian market, and we want to bring this leading-edge technology to our consumers as part of an ownership proposition that gives them confidence in its suitability to our national road network.\n\n\u201cWith the vast distances in between our capital cities, consumers need to have confidence that they will be able to find a charging station when they need it, even if they\u2019re driving in an unfamiliar region. This is the current expectation around frequency of petrol stations, and it\u2019s – rightly – what consumers will demand as EVs become more prevalent.\n\n\u201cThe Queensland Government should be applauded for their show of leadership, and we look forward to similar initiatives from other states and territories.\u201d\n\nBMW Group Australia: Marc Werner, Chief Executive Officer<\/strong>\n\n\u201cThe BMW Group is a global leader in innovative personal mobility and we currently offer seven pure electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles in the Australian market.  We have the product and the customers \u2013 now all we need is the infrastructure.”\n\n\u201cAnd that\u2019s why it is so heartening to see the Queensland Government showing such strong leadership with strategic policy direction and action on infrastructure.  This progressive initiative sets the benchmark for other Australian governments to follow.\u201d\n\nElectric Vehicle Council: Behyad Jafari, Chief Executive Officer<\/strong>\n\n\u201cThe Queensland Government is to be commended for its national leadership in providing electric vehicle infrastructure. Today\u2019s announcement is an important step to supporting the use of electric vehicles.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis initial support from government serves as a signal that Queensland is serious about electric vehicles; providing the opportunity for investment to grow our economy and create new, high skilled jobs.\u201d\n\n\u201cI encourage all governments across Australia to follow suit and provide motorists with the support needed to promote electric vehicle uptake.\u201d\n\nHyundai Motor Company Australia: Scott Grant, Chief Operating Officer <\/strong>\n\n\u201cHyundai Motor Company Australia (HMCA) is proud to support the Qld Government in its zero emission initiatives and the rollout of an Electric Super Highway network. We look forward to the other states following Queensland\u2019s lead in developing infrastructure to support low and zero emission vehicles in Australia.\n\nAs one of the global automotive leaders in green vehicle technology, Hyundai Motor will continue to work with the Queensland Government to move towards a sustainable transport future.\u201d\n\nJaguar Land Rover: Matthew Wiesner, Managing Director<\/strong>\n\n\u201cWe are shaping the future at JLR. Up to half of Jaguar Land Rover’s line-up will be plug-in hybrids or electric vehicles by 2020.”\n\n\u201cJLR Australia applauds the Queensland government\u2019s plans for its support of the electric vehicle industry, and in particular their plans for the Electric Super Highway and the planned roll-out of the Type 2 DC charger network, and we would encourage other states and territories to follow in the same direction.\u201d\n\n\u201cFurther incentives and rebates are required to expedite the take-up of electric vehicles by Australian consumers, and we encourage all governments to look at reducing Stamp Duty, Registration and Luxury Car Tax on electric and hybrid vehicles as this support will help to provide motorists with increased choice of cars that are cheaper and healthier to operate.\u201d\n\nMercedes-Benz: David McCarthy, Senior Manager Public Relations<\/strong>\n\n\u201cA prime objective of Mercedes-Benz is emission free driving. We already have produced Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicles for consumers and these will be added to in the near future. We currently have introduced a range of PHEV\u2019s and we will follow these with a range of pure EV\u2019s in Australia in 2019. We have invested in our own unique design solar charging station with battery capture at our Melbourne Head Office that powers our Company fleet of PHEVs.\u201d\n\nMitsubishi Motors Australia: John Signoriello, Chief Executive Officer<\/strong>\n\n\u201cWe are very pleased with the Queensland Government’s proactive approach with their investment in the EV Superhighway. This is very positive step forward and has the potential to shift the way consumers view electric vehicles in Australia and reduce any reluctance to adopting electric vehicle technology.\u201d\n\n~END~<\/strong>\n\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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