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Transition to EVs – final hearing in South Australia

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As part of its inquiry into the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water will travel to Adelaide to hear from representatives from SA Power Networks, government departments, academics and Mitsubishi Motors about Australia’s transition to electric vehicles.

The Committee will hold a half day of public hearings before attending a site visit to the Motor Trades Association (MTA). MTA Training and Employment is a leader in automotive and electrical vehicle training, training over 1,000 apprentices, as well as skilled technicians and workers in automotive, mining and emergency services sectors.

Chair of the Committee, Mr Tony Zappia MP, said ‘the Committee looks forward to hearing from representatives from SA Power Networks about the current and future demands on the South Australian electricity grid with the increasing uptake of electric vehicles. SA Power Networks will discuss how it is managing the latest technology of vehicle-to-grid EV charging, which allows EVs to feed electricity back into the grid when demand is high. Mitsubishi Motors Australia will discuss its current market demand for hybrids and EVs and the Committee will examine potential challenges for supplying electric vehicles to Australia’s right-hand driving market now and into the future.’

‘The site visit to the Motor Trade Association will give the Committee an important overview about the training and employment sector for electric vehicles. This is a new sector within Australia with a growing demand for people to be skilled up and trained to understand and service electric vehicles throughout Australia.’

The program for the public hearings can be found here.

Further information about the inquiry is available on the Committee’s website.

Public hearing details

Date: 17 October 2024
Time: 9.00am – 12.00pm
Location: Adina Apartment Hotel, Adelaide Treasury, 2 Flinders Street Adelaide

Media inquiries

Mr Tony Zappia MP, Chair
(08) 8265 3100

For background information

Committee Secretariat
(02) 6277 4580
cceew@aph.gov.au

For more information about this Committee, you can visit its website. On the site, you can make a submission to an inquiry, read other submissions, and get details for upcoming public hearings. You can also track the Committee and receive email updates by clicking on the blue ‘Track Committee’ button in the bottom right hand corner of the page.

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