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"Electric vehicle range anxiety is a familiar feeling for Sydney apartment
dweller Fred Tuckwell.
The distance between his home on NSW’s South Coast and his Sydney apartment is
300km which, he says, also happens to be the maximum range of his
battery-powered Volvo.
“My wife and I would like to drive our electric car out there more often but
it’s difficult because there’s no charging facility,” he said.
“If we had a charging facility, we would certainly drive it there.”
It is a challenge experienced by thousands of Australians who are eager to
invest in low-emission cars but are being held back by the lack of support
within their apartment buildings.
Solar groups want governments to address the issue by handing out more grants.
The motoring industry says there needs to be more guidance, while engineers are
warning the problem will only grow in size and complexity.
But with state funding programs designed to address the issue stalled, experts
say a lack of assistance may ultimately slow Australia’s transport transition.
More than 2.6 million Australians live in apartments, according to the
Australian Bureau of Statistics, and many unit blocks were constructed long
before electric vehicles came into play.
Solar Citizens chief executive Heidi Lee Douglas says this is why so many
people are asking the organisation about upgrades to bring their buildings into
the modern era.
“We get a lot of questions from the community about how they can make buildings
EV-ready, particularly pre-existing buildings,” she said.
“The demand for electric vehicles is there and it’s now about making sure that
the apartments we have can meet that demand.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
