[Peakoil] Fwd: [Greens-Media] MARK PARNELL MLC : Greens slam Government for inaction over electric car

[Antony Barry]

The car can be seen here http://www.revaindia.com/

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> From: "Greens" <greens at parliament.sa.gov.au>
> Date: 16 August 2006 11:36:55 AM
> To: <media at lists.greens.org.au>
> Subject: [Greens-Media] MARK PARNELL MLC : Greens slam Government  
> for inaction over electric car
>
>
> 16 August 2006
>
> Greens slam Government for inaction over electric car
>
>
> SA Government in-action over the Reva electric car has made a  
> mockery of
> their much vaunted 'national leadership' on climate change, says  
> Greens
> MLC Mark Parnell.
>
> The Reva is an all-electric car that costs less than a dollar to  
> charge
> up and is emissions free. The Solar Shop, a South Australian company,
> has been forced to send their specially imported Reva to Western
> Australia for trials because the South Australian government won't  
> allow
> trials here.
>
> "This is a disgrace - 3 million similar vehicles operate in Europe  
> with
> an impeccable safety record", Mr Parnell said.
>
> "The Reva costs around 60 cents to charge up, making it an exciting  
> and
> cost-effective option for many South Australians hard hit by rising
> petrol prices.
>
> "I'm at a total loss to understand why Premier Rann and Minister  
> Conlon
> aren't rushing to get behind a South Australian company keen to find
> solutions to rising energy and petrol costs and greenhouse gas
> emissions.
>
> "The Government is very happy to trumpet its climate change leadership
> but appears to be very slow to actually doing anything about it.
>
> "If climate change really is a greater threat than terrorism, as  
> Premier
> Rann has declared, surely a simple trial of a proven technology is the
> least we can do", said Mr Parnell.
>
> For further comment contact Mark Parnell on 08 8237 9111
>

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