Wheels: Australia’s first electric vehicle summit: Everything you need to know, 25th Aug 2022
Australia has held its inaugural electric vehicle summit in Canberra – headlined by the big news that the Albanese Government in launching a consultation on introducing a mandatory CO2 emissions target…
When challenged by Zoe Daniel MP on how quickly VW could changing it plans to bring more EVs to Australia, Sansom added: “Two years is too long. Implementation – if we have standards today – we could bring cars here tomorrow, we really could, it’s a game-changer not just for VW but for everyone. It will open the doors for more affordable EVs in our market.
“The blueprints are already there for us around the world [to create an emissions standard] we don’t have to reinvent the wheel here – the most important thing is that the products are there, we can bring them here if we get the circumstances right we don’t need the notice period we talked about before.”..
