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"More rides and deliveries could take place in second-hand electric vehicles if
a pilot program launched by Uber takes off in Australia.
The tech giant announced its vehicle trial on Tuesday after partnering with
Queensland firm Car Empire to offer discounted access to used electric cars
from Japan.
The Nissan Leaf models, which will cost about $22,000, will be offered to
delivery as well as ride-share drivers for the first time.
The program comes less than a week after the Clean Energy Finance Corporation
invested another $20 million in supporting electric vehicle ride-share loans
and after the price of Australia’s cheapest EV dropped below $35,000.
Uber Australia and New Zealand managing director Emma Foley said despite these
and other efforts to help professional drivers adopt electric cars, their high
initial cost remained a speed bump.
Making used electric vehicles available in Australia, she said, could help to
accelerate their adoption and deliver more low-emission transport options for
all motorists.
“New electric vehicle purchase numbers are coming up – in 2023, 8.5 per cent of
new vehicles in Australia were EVs – but the second-hand market is still less
than one per cent,” she said.
“We hope that, long-term, this becomes a catalyst for the wider market because
ride-share drivers might have these cars for a few years and on-sell them.”
Uber’s second-hand EV trial will extend to drivers in Brisbane and on the Gold
Coast, and will give them access to used Nissan Leaf vehicles from 2017 to
2019.
The vehicles, which will be packaged with three-year warranties and roadside
assistance, will be available on five-year loans for $124 per week."
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
