{"id":3085,"date":"2017-10-20T12:48:43","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T01:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/?p=3085"},"modified":"2024-07-08T21:03:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T11:03:12","slug":"fast-charging-network-a-confidence-boost-for-electric-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/electricvehiclecouncil.com.au\/news\/fast-charging-network-a-confidence-boost-for-electric-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"Fast charging network a confidence boost for electric vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3085\" class=\"elementor elementor-3085\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59d8226 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59d8226\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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trips.\n\n\u201cOur research shows that most Australians would consider buying an electric vehicle, but they are concerned by a lack of support from the federal government and the availability of charging infrastructure.\n\n\u201cThe roll-out of chargers, however, will send a highly-visible message that electric vehicles are quickly becoming a mainstream product for all motorists.\n\n\u201cThe transition to a new era of fuel-free motoring is well and truly underway.\u201d\n\nMr Jafari said consumers were literally driving the change towards electric vehicles, and the pressure was now on the Federal Government to play catch up.\n\n\u201cThe transition to electric vehicles is undoubtedly in the national interest.\n\n\u201cElectric vehicles reduce our precarious reliance on imported fuels, reduce transport-related greenhouse gas emissions, and reduce household fuel bills with the cheaper cost of recharging with electricity.\n\n\u201cIt is the role of government to show that the transition to electric vehicles is not just legitimate, it is also supported.\n\n\u201cThe Federal Government can show some leadership in this space by exempting electric vehicles from Fringe Benefits Tax, and setting a target for proportion of electric vehicles sold on the Australian market.\u201d\n\n\u201cAustralia can benefit more than any other country from a transition to electric vehicles, but we\u2019re being left behind due to inaction from our federal government.\u201d\n\n\u201cWhat we need is an unambiguous message to consumer and industry that the government supports the transition to electric vehicles.\u201d\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<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NRMA is rolling out a $10 million electric vehicle fast-charging network across 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