Australian Capital Territory Branch

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We would welcome your membership to AEVA. Once you are a member you'll get regular email newsletters and access to other member benefits like free webinars. Make sure you nominate the ACT as your home branch. As an AEVA member, you can attend a Know Your EV workshop for free (select the 'AEVA member' ticket when registering).

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Recent events

A summary of previous activities of the ACT Branch, including photos of some events, may be found in the archives. Events are also usually posted to Facebook.

New public charging recommendations

On 26 March, the Branch issued its updated 2024 recommendations for public EV charging infrastructure in the ACT. This document supersedes earlier versions issued annually since 2021 and includes detailed recommendations to support the needs of drivers with disabilities.

DC charger locations

This map, courtesy of PlugShare, shows the location of all DC fast chargers in the ACT.

EV registrations in the ACT

As of 1 April 2024, the ACT has 7,479 registered EVs.

This represents over 2.2% of the total number of registered vehicles.

EVs registered as of 1 April 2024

More detailed statistics on ACT vehicle registrations are available.

Who we are

We are the ACT Branch of the Australian Electric Vehicle Association (AEVA). We are a volunteer-run, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to promoting electric vehicle technology (including cars, trucks, buses, bikes and scooters) in the ACT. Our members include early adopters and DIY enthusiasts who have converted petrol cars to EVs. Our key motivations include cutting emissions and decreasing Australia's dependence on imported fossil fuels. We celebrate the fact that EVs are cleaner, quieter, safer and more reliable.

We aim to promote the uptake of EVs in Canberra. We do this in a context of government support. The ACT Government has a set of policies supporting the transition to zero emission vehicles, and our Branch is working with the ACT Government to encourage this transition.

Our Branch Committee

Chair: Ben Elliston (chair@act.aeva.asn.au)

Secretary: Darryl Bourke (secretary@act.aeva.asn.au)

Treasurer: Kate Armstrong (treasurer@act.aeva.asn.au)

Director: Jude Burger (representing ACT on the National Council)

General Committee members: Peter Campbell, Richard Czumak, Peter Lyons.

Anyone seeking contact details for other members of the Executive should request them from the Secretary.

Meetings

Our meetings are opportunities to share ideas among our members, to hear from guest speakers, to plan events, and to share information on technical matters.

Our General Meetings are usually held on the third Monday of each month, at 7pm at the Harmonie German Club.

Our next meeting will be held at 7pm on Monday 22 April 2024. Note: The April meeting is not the third Monday of the month as it had to be moved to 22 April.

All members attending these meetings are asked to become members of the Harmonie German Club ($5 annual fee).

February's meeting included a presentation from Dr Gail Broadbent

Lake George

Gail is an academic from UNSW who completed her PhD with the thesis topic: Social Attitudes to Electric Cars. She took the meeting through a very interesting presentation capturing elements such as the factors affecting consumer uptake of EVs and barriers to EV adoption. She explored the propensity for different groups to buy an EV (eg contrasting male v female attitudes) and discussed the likely rates of EV up‑take across groups (eg early adopters, etc).

Gail concluded her presentation with a summary of the actions that need to be taken to accelerate EV adoption. [Gail has made many media contributions – this link from the ABC gives a nice insight into her work: Why is there a gender gap in the electric vehicle market? And how can it be fixed? - ABC News]

Agendas and Minutes

AEVA members can access the agendas and minutes of recent monthly ACT Branch meetings. You will need to sign on and to have the status of a financial member in order to view these documents.

Forum and Facebook page

The Branch posts regularly from its Facebook account to the CanberraEV page.

CanberraEV logo by Bill Gresham

"CanberraEV" was the name of the formative group almost 20 years ago prior to affiliating with AEVA.

AEVA also has a national Facebook page for information of national sigificance.

The AEVA Forum is where many topics are discussed among members all over Australia. This is a great place to ask your questions!

Influencing government policies

The ACT Branch advocates for electric mobility in the ACT and, as a very active branch, contributes to AEVA advocacy at the national level.

2024

In March 2024, the ACT Branch issued its updated recommendations for public EV charging infrastructure in the ACT. This document supersedes earlier versions issued annually since 2021 and includes detailed recommendations to support the needs of drivers with disabilities.

Also in March 2024, the ACT Branch contributed significantly to this submission to the House of Representatives Inquiry into the transition to electric vehicles.

In February 2024, the ACT Branch contributed to this short submission to the Federal Government's final round of consultation into the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (formerly the Fuel Efficiency Standard).

Work from previous years has been archived.