Agree
Its cessation is an excellent idea.
The cash splash should have been put into EV charging infrastructure especially in regional and rural NSW
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NSW EV charging master plan
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Its cessation is an excellent idea.
The cash splash should have been put into EV charging infrastructure especially in regional and rural NSW
Chuq
Active Member
Sounds like BS. To quote from TheDriven: "This is despite the recent introduction, for the first time, of three new models priced below $40,000, and multiple price cuts by Tesla, for its Model 3 and Model Y EVs which account for more than half the EV market." Also the fact that Tesla's prices are fixed nationwide, so any attempt at gaming the system would make them uncompetitive in other states with different or non-existent incentives.
Midnight Man
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I will agree the excuse is total BS.
That said, I do agree that we're beyond incentivising people to buy EV's, and now need (as a state and nation) to look toward building out the supporting (charging) infrastructure as quickly as possible.
I’d much rather that money be spent on infrastructure. For every 3 EVs sold, one kerbside pole charger could be installed using the money that would otherwise go in rebates. And since about 30% of people don’t have offstreet parking, that’s about the right proportion.
Cutting $527 million from Ev incentives and putting only $260 million back into EV infrastructure. Looks like a money saving excersise to me.
And it should be - goes to show the largely unnecessary largesse doled out to the EV owners
As I sit here on this lovely 34 degrees early spring day, I think to myself maybe we should stop messing around and focus fully on reducing emissions. EVs are only part of the puzzle but they are part of the puzzle.
What I've never been able to get my head around is why do people sing the hymn save the planet then at the same time need incentives to save the planet. Also If we really want to be serious, reduce personal EV and ICE cars, and rapidly increase Electric public transport.
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The new NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey delivered his first budget today and the most detail I could find on the proposed changes to NSW’s Electric Vehicle strategy was the text box on p.72 (2-45) of Budget Paper #3, in section 2.9 of chapter 2 “New Infrastructure program to support essential services, housing and communities”:
The only new commitment is the first dot point. All the others continue the arrangements put forward by the previous government. So that is good news, and hopefully with budget certainty we’ll finally see the NSW Drive Electric Round 2 grants announced, and movement on the kerbside charger programme and co-funding of electrical upgrades to apartment buildings.
Electric Vehicles Charging Infrastructure
The NSW Government aims to increase electric vehicle sales to more than 50 per cent of new cars sold in New South Wales by 2030. To achieve this, the Government is investing:
- $263.0 million in new (recurrent) funding to deliver the Electric Vehicle Strategy, including additional EV infrastructure
- $149.0 million to co-fund the delivery of ultra-fast EV charging stations
- $20.0 million for co-funding EV charging infrastructure in commuter carparks
- $20.0 million to co-fund destination charging along tourist routes
- $10.0 million to co-fund about 500 kerbside charge points in areas of metropolitan NSW where residents do not have access to off-street parking
- $10.0 million to co-fund upgrades to electrical infrastructure in about 100 medium and large apartment buildings.
- The NSW Government is also investing $105.0 million to support private and local council fleets to purchase EVs and is committed to electrifying its own passenger vehicle fleet.
The only new commitment is the first dot point. All the others continue the arrangements put forward by the previous government. So that is good news, and hopefully with budget certainty we’ll finally see the NSW Drive Electric Round 2 grants announced, and movement on the kerbside charger programme and co-funding of electrical upgrades to apartment buildings.
$10M in grants up for grabs to assist eligible NSW apartment buildings by co-funding the assessment and installation of EV infrastructure upgrades.
www.energy.nsw.gov.au
Electric vehicle ready buildings | NSW Climate and Energy Action
Making buildings EV ready refers to the process of retrofitting an existing building with the electrical infrastructure needed to connect electric vehicle (EV) supply equipment (EVSE) to allow EV charging at home.
www.energy.nsw.gov.au
Extended to 30 June 2025.The NSW Government has extended the right of battery and fuel cell EVs to drive in Transit Lanes until 31 October 2023:
More road benefits for electric vehicles
NSW continues to build its reputation as the top place in Australia to own and drive an electric vehicle (EV) with transit lane concessions to continue for another 12 months.www.nsw.gov.au
On page 11 of this Gazette - https://gazette.legislation.nsw.gov.au/so/download.w3p?id=Gazette_2023_2023-506.pdf
I would disagree because the future of cities is actually less cars - whether ICE or EV.
I think it's new - wasn't there earlier in the week when I looked!
Viva Energy are an applicant at some sites - I guess these will be the new OTR places?
From clicking around, seems to mostly be made up of
Evie
BP
Viva Energy
Tesla
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Can't seem to download the layer to dump to a spreadsheet which was how the Google Maps version of 1sr Round was created.
Layer information says Round Two is 104 fast charging sites to be operational by October 2025 at latest
(Round One was 86 by November 2024)
Heck. How do you get rid of the ruler.
Layer information says Round Two is 104 fast charging sites to be operational by October 2025 at latest
(Round One was 86 by November 2024)
Heck. How do you get rid of the ruler.
