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"Another 500 electric vehicles will be offered to Australian ride-share drivers
as part of a $20 million government investment in cutting emissions from the
growing industry.
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation’s latest cash injection in Splend, which
rents electric vehicles to ride-share drivers, will double its financial
support for the company.
Federal Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen said the investment was
designed to accelerate cuts to transport emissions as ride-share cars were
driven up to four times as far as private-use vehicles.
The $20 million investment in Splend comes more than a year after the
corporation first invested in the Sydney firm, and is expected to fund the
addition of 500 electric cars, bringing its fleet to 2000 vehicles.
The corporation’s Chief executive Ian Learmonth said the investment proved
popular with drivers and he hoped more would consider swapping their petrol
cars for a battery-powered model.
“It is… a great opportunity to drive further emissions reduction in the
hard-to-abate transport sector,” he said.
“By shifting the composition of the ride-share fleets towards EVs, ride-share
drivers and customers can do their part to reduce emissions and create
healthier, cleaner roads to drive on.”
Mr Bowen said electrifying the ride-share industry could make an even bigger
impact on cutting emissions than EVs as personal cars."
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*** 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
