Electric Cars on the Move
So how to you “fill up” an electric car?
• Pull into a shopping centre car park, plug in and swipe your charge card
• Set up off-peak charging each night in your garage
• Pull into a battery swap bay
A Brisbane conference will bring together experts from both business and government to address the key science, technology, policy and business issues facing the commercial development of electric vehicles.
Car park charging systems are to be trialled in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne in the first half of next year and could be in Brisbane by the second half.
Running an electric car will save money and emissions even though the electricity is from coal fired power stations. It is a big step in the path to energy efficiency and environmental sustainability
Dr Andrew Simpson – a Brisbane-based electric car expert and Curtin University research fellow who will open the conference – said car manufacturers had taken note of the public’s interest in electric vehicles and “Every single car company in the world has announced that they will be bringing out an electric vehicle to market within about three years,” he said.
He said the average Australian car cost about $10 to drive 100 kilometres while an electric vehicle cost about $2 per 100 kilometres.
Initially the cars will be more expensive while the demand is low but will reduce in price over the next few years. Dr Simpson said there would always been a need for combustion engines in some vehicles, but the electric and hybrid vehicles will be the major commuter vehicle by 2020.
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