DEDICATED electrical truck-maker, SEA Electrical, is pushing for seven per cent of all new vans offered in Australia to be electrical by 2024, following a report from The Grattan Institute calling for a two per cent goal that very same yr.
The ‘Grattan Truck Plan: sensible insurance policies for cleaner freight’ report outlines plans for the electrification of Australia’s transport trade, however SEA Electrical thinks Australia can pursue extra formidable targets.
“The Grattan Institute referred to as for 2 per cent of recent truck gross sales being zero-emissions in 2024 however there isn’t a motive this might not simply be expanded to seven per cent,” mentioned SEA Electrical founder and CEO, Tony Fairweather.
Mr Fairweather believes Australia can go additional to satisfy requirements already set around the globe, calling for regulatory frameworks to be put in place.
“Internationally, there are jurisdictions which have led the best way with introducing pointers for transport producers and fleets to stick to,” he mentioned.
“As an illustration, the Superior Clear Vehicles (ACT) Regulation, which has been carried out by the California Air Sources Board, (CARB) and has now been adopted by many states throughout the US, is accelerating the primary wave of zero-emission vans to enter {the marketplace}.
“We’re calling for this identical framework to be replicated right here in Australia, actively lobbying the Federal Authorities for motion. We want clear air high quality targets, an understanding of the environmental impacts of transport, mixed with zero-emission truck gross sales targets and firm and fleet reporting.”
SEA Electrical gives a spread of electrical vans, with a confirmed two million kilometres of real-world use to this point, and Mr Fairweather says the opposite dominant manufacturers abroad may present electrical choices Down Beneath.
“The truck producers that take part within the USA market are the identical which might be dominant right here in Australia, so there isn’t a motive why it wouldn’t and couldn’t work domestically,” he mentioned.
Regardless of the findings of the report, Mr Fairweather believes schooling throughout the transport trade shall be wanted to advertise the uptake of electrical vans.
“It’s considerably disappointing to see among the feedback which have come from throughout the trade because the launch of the report, there may be clearly room for extra schooling across the present prospects in zero emissions transport,” he added.
Mr Fairweather says the electrical truck-maker is targeted on pursuing Australia’s net-zero targets, simply this week rolling out the nation’s first all-electric aviation refueller commissioned at Brisbane Airport.
“At SEA Electrical we commend the work by the Grattan Institute in highlighting the very actual points which face the transport trade, and wider society in Australia right this moment,” he mentioned.
“We stay up for working with the trade to advance the nation’s march in the direction of our internet zero-emissions targets.”
