[Peakoil] Minister Truss must explain refusal to authorise electriccar for Aust

[POLLARD,Sandy]

As additional background, the Solar Shop made a detailed submission on
the Reva to the Senate Inquiry.

Submission 113 at:

http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/rrat_ctte/oil_supply/submissions/
sublist.htm 

...or use the submissions link from this page, if the above link is too
long:

http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/rrat_ctte/oil_supply/index.htm


Sandy Pollard

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From: peakoil-bounces+sandy.pollard=dewr.gov.au at act-peakoil.org
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Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 1:39 PM
To: Peakoil Discussion
Subject: [Peakoil] Minister Truss must explain refusal to authorise
electriccar for Aust



Begin forwarded message:

> MEDIA RELEASE
>
> Wednesday, 16 August 2006
>
> Minister Truss must explain refusal to authorise electric car for Aust
>
> Federal Transport Minister Warren Truss must explain why the federal 
> government is frustrating attempts to make an electric car available 
> to Australian drivers, the Australian Greens said today.
>
> Greens transport spokesperson Senator Christine Milne said that while 
> Prime Minister Howard was promoting his LPG conversion rebate, his 
> government has been thwarting efforts to get an electric car onto 
> Australian roads.
>
> "Prime Minister Howard is trying to sell his short-term response to 
> rising fuel prices as a great saving when it will have very limited 
> benefits for most people," Senator Milne said in Canberra.
>
> "What the Prime Minister isn't telling the public is that Minister 
> Truss and his department have frustrated efforts by The Solar Shop in 
> Adelaide to have the Reva electric car authorised for use on 
> Australian roads.
>
> "With the SA government failing to back the car's release, the car 
> today is being transported by truck to WA where the state government 
> has agreed to trial it.
>
> "Under the terms of the car's importation, the vehicle will have to be

> exported or destroyed if is not approved for use on Australian roads 
> by
> 5 November 2006.
>
> "Electric cars are cheap to run, reduce dependency on oil and when 
> powered by renewable energy are much more sustainable that 
> conventional vehicles.
>
> "They are approved for use in Europe and in the United States. The 
> Reva Electric Car Company secured a $2,600 subsidy per car from Japan,

> similar to that of the UK to which it has supplied more than 500 cars.
>
> "Unlike the governments of Japan and the UK, the Australian government

> seems intent on keeping the electric car off Australian roads.
> Minister
> Truss must explain his actions."
>
>
> Contact: Katrina Willis 03 6234 4566 or 0437 587 562
>
> A photograph of Senator Milne with the Reva car is available on 
> request.
>
>
>
>
> Katrina Willis
> Adviser
> Senator Christine Milne
> Phone 03 6234 4566
> Fax 03 6234 2144
> Mobile 0437 587 562
> www.christinemilne.org.au
>
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