AEVA ACT

ACT AEVA members celebrating the ACT car fleet reaching 5% electric this week. Just six years ago there were 400 BEVs in Canberra. Now it is over 17,000, which is 1 in 20 of all cars.

The next All About EVs workshop is on 19th July. https://aeva.asn.au/events/1429/
The Australian Electric Vehicle Association presents this 2 hour, on-line course for new and prospective EV owners. The course provides a basic introduction to owning, driving and charging an EV. AEVA members can attend an All About EVs workshop for free (select the free ticket option). Otherwise, $22.
Course outline
EV basics: the similarities and differences between EVs and combustion cars
Charging your EV: for travel around your local area
Charging your EV: for distance touring
The EV driving experience (noise, acceleration, regenerative breaking, charging apps, charging etiquette)
Plenty of time for questions

Event - All About EVs workshop (online) The Australian Electric Vehicle Association presents this hands-on course for new and prospective EV owners. The course provides a basic introduction to owning, driving and charging an EV. AEVA members can attend an All About EVs workshop for free (select

Road Users Charges are often discussed in the context of increasing uptake of EVs and declining fuel excise. Here is a discussion on the topic by Dr. Chris Jones, former national president of The Australian Electric Vehicle Association. https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/07/how-to-pay-for-using-our-roads/

We have received a request to distribute this survey about EV charging preferences:

Public EV Charging Preferences Survey As electric vehicles (EVs) become a mainstream choice for Australians, charging infrastructure needs to evolve to match driver expectations. Whether you already drive an EV or are considering one for the future, your feedback is critical in shaping where and how future charging stations are built.Th...

One in 20 cars on the ACT roads are now BEVs. In the last month, 43% of sales were BEVs, 55% if you count any car with a charge port, BEVs and PHEVs.

One in 20 ACT vehicles now electric | Canberra CityNews One in every 20 light vehicles registered in the ACT is now battery electric, according to ACT Government data cited by the Australian Electric Vehicle Association.

Sometimes we hear of people considering getting an EV who end up with a hybrid of some sort. Perhaps they were a bit anxious themselves and got talked out an EV by a car sales person or perhaps they have a reluctant partner and a hybrid seemed like a reasonable, responsible compromise.
Despite the click-baity image, this video calmly presents robust research that shows that hybrids are barely better and occasionally worse than the combustion vehicles they purport to improve on.

The Truth About Hybrid Cars : It’s Worse Than You Think! Hybrid cars have long been marketed as the sensible halfway house b...

Thank you to volunteers for braving the cold and dark to set up our information stall ahead of the Jamison Trash & Treasure markets.
Vehicle to load from the car behind the marquee provided power for a heater within the marquee to make things a little warmer.

You are invited to an AEVA social event to celebrate 5 percent EVs in the ACT!

Although AEVA has been running since 1973, the ACT branch was only formally created in 2008. In those 18 years, we have been working hard to raise awareness of electric vehicles in Canberra and promote government policies to make them happen faster. Consequently, the ACT has always led Australia in EV adoption.

When EVs reached 20% of new car sales a few years ago, we joked the Canberra was becoming "Little Norway".

We're finally at the point where it feels unstoppable. Almost 40% of new car sales and one in 20 registered vehicles is now a battery electric vehicle.

Come and celebrate this milestone with other AEVA members at the Piallago Bakesmith cafe in Piallago on Sunday 5 July at 11am. You can buy coffee, pastries, brunch or lunch. There is a menu available on the cafe's website.

Registrations are essential to manage numbers. Please register at https://aeva.asn.au/events/1428/ by Friday 26 June.

Event - ACT 5% EVs Celebration The ACT is the first jurisdiction in Australia to have 5 percent of its vehicle fleeting being battery electric vehicles. Come and celebrate the hard work of AEVA ACT since 2008 to make EVs mainstream! AEVA members, family and friends

It is now possible to buy an EV with a low interest loan and cover the cost with fuel savings:

National capital expands low interest loans for EVs, adds electric cargo bikes ACT expands size of its low interest loan scheme for electric vehicles and home appliances, and has also included electric cargo bikes.

Excellent work here by teams of AEVA volunteers from NSW, the ACT and Victoria who came out to audit the chargers on sections of the Hume Highway last Sunday so that long weekend travellers can have confidence that things are working well. Over 200 plugs at 45 sites between Sydney and Melbourne were checked. Various minor problems were found but importantly only about 6% of plugs were not working and every site had at least one working charger.

Australia's busiest highway gets 'B+' for EV charging as Tesla tops sales charts | Region Canberra An audit of electric vehicle chargers along Australia's busiest highway has found most are working as intended - as EV…