Nissan: Australian Government ‘Needs To Do More’ On Electric Cars
Nissan Australia Managing Director, Richard Emery, called on Australian Governments to do more to ensure electric cars are viable for Australian buyers. He said that while manufacturers were “doing their bit” in developing and manufacturing
Nissan Australia Managing Director, Richard Emery, called on Australian Governments to do more to ensure electric cars are viable for Australian buyers.
He said that while manufacturers were “doing their bit” in developing and manufacturing low-emissions cars, Australian governments were not.
Nissan here offers the all-electric Leaf as well as the recently announced Pathfinder Hybrid.
Like other 'plug-in' vehicles in this market - the Tesla Model S, Mitsubishi's i-Miev and Outlander PHEV, Audi’s new A3 E-tron and the incoming BMW i3 and i8 - the Nissan Leaf occupies the tiniest market niche.
But, unlike Europe, the UK, and many states in the US, Australia has been slow to develop the partnerships between Government and industry to provide the charging infrastructure for users of these vehicles.
“It’s alright for Governments to throw comments around about CO2 levels and fuel efficiency and things like that, (but) they’ve also got to offer some infrastructure support and maybe some taxation advantages to allow electric cars to become viable in the Australian market,” Richard Emery said.
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