NSW Transport Minister Suggests Using EVs In Govt Fleets To Increase Demand
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New South Wales transport minister, Andrew Constance, has urged the Morrison government to accelerate the uptake of electric vehicles in Australia by using them for federal government fleets.
Speaking at a Smart Energy Council summit, Constance said state and federal governments should “drive the second-hand market” by buying up electric vehicles in order to lower the price. “The best way to drive the second-hand market is for government fleets to move entirely to electric vehicles,” he said.
“[In NSW], we’ve set in place a very clear interim target of 50% in the initial stages of government procurement to drive the second hand car market. That will also ensure it drives down the price point in terms of the EV market.”
Asked specifically about what more the federal government could do in this space, Constance said he was disappointed by comments from federal counterparts that suggested EVs were only for the wealthy. “I was a bit disheartened to hear the federal minister [Angus Taylor] say that EVs are luxury cars,” Constance said. “That’s just untrue.”
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/10/nsw-transport-minister-wants-federal-government-to-use-electric-vehicles-in-fleet