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The Transport Pathway

Electric vehicles & charging facilities

Switching to electric vehicles (EVs) and setting up sufficient charging infrastructure can reduce transport emissions

The transport sector is responsible for about one fifth of Australia’s emissions. The majority of these (84%) come from vehicles on the road, moving people, goods and services. EVs are essential in getting to zero emissions and we can get there faster if we increase our public and active transport use. These changes have the added benefits of reducing congestion and improving air quality, leading to better health.

EVs can be thought of as batteries on wheels. In homes with solar, they can be charged and used to store excess energy during peak periods of sunshine. They can even be used to help power homes.

To rapidly reduce transport emissions we need:

1. Electric cars used by businesses

  • Electrifying the vehicles used by businesses, which make up nearly 50% of new car sales, will enable faster decarbonisation
  • More electric fleet cars means more will go into the second hand EV market in a short amount of time

2. Expanded charging infrastructure

  • Ample charging facilities will alleviate range anxiety among new EV users
  • A dual focus on home and public charging will enable smart charging, vehicle-to-grid, and vehicle-to-home functionalities
  • Adequate charging infrastructure at depots and along common routes for heavy vehicles to recharge their batteries effectively

3. Heavy electric vehicle solutions

  • Increase production of locally manufactured electric buses and rigid trucks
  • Implement electrification across farming equipment, light commercial vehicles like utes and vans, as well as tractors.

1. Electric cars used by businesses

  • Electrifying the vehicles used by businesses, which make up nearly 50% of new car sales, will enable faster decarbonisation
  • More electric fleet cars means more will go into the second hand EV market in a short amount of time

2. Expanded charging infrastructure

  • Ample charging facilities will alleviate range anxiety among new EV users
  • A dual focus on home and public charging will enable smart charging, vehicle-to-grid, and vehicle-to-home functionalities
  • Adequate charging infrastructure at depots and along common routes for heavy vehicles to recharge their batteries effectively

3. Heavy electric vehicle solutions

  • Increase production of locally manufactured electric buses and rigid trucks
  • Implement electrification across farming equipment, light commercial vehicles like utes and vans, as well as tractors.

1. Electric cars used by businesses

  • Electrifying the vehicles used by businesses, which make up nearly 50% of new car sales, will enable faster decarbonisation
  • More electric fleet cars means more will go into the second hand EV market in a short amount of time

Power Players

Our Hunter Energy Evolution video series shines the spotlight on how one of the players in Australia's transport sector is accelerating the evolution towards a cleaner, more prosperous future.

3 key transport technologies

These innovations are ready right now to play their part in Australia’s transition to zero emissions.

Electric Cars & Bikes

Electric Cars & Bikes

Lower emissions & higher accessibility.

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Electric Heavy-Duty Vehicles

Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicles

Electrifying Australia’s trucks, buses, and other heavy duty vehicles

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EV Charging Stations

EV Charging Stations

Increasing range confidence and enabling zero-emission transport

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Explore clean technologies by sector

We have the cleantech ready to scale up so that we can speed up deployment to accelerate Australia towards a zero-emissions economy.

To rapidly reduce buildings emissions we need:

The Buildings Pathway

Heat pumps, electrification & efficiency

To rapidly reduce transport emissions we need:

The Transport Pathway

Electric vehicles & charging facilities

To rapidly reduce industry & mining emissions we need:

The Industry & Mining Pathway

Electrolysers, green hydrogen & industrial heat pumps

To rapidly reduce emissions, we need:

The Energy Pathway

Solar, wind, wave, batteries, energy storage and efficiency

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