Inside the
AEVA
AfMA catches up with National Secretary of the
Australian Electric Vehicle Association – Chris Jones.
WORDS BY DANIEL BRAID
explains some of the ongoing challenges for
electric vehicles from both a fleet and consumer
perspective and what the association is doing to
promote change.
DB: Tell us a little bit about the history of
the AEVA and what its role is in 2019.
T
he Australian Electric Vehicle Association
Inc. (AEVA) is a volunteer run, not-for-
profit organisation dedicated to the cause
of switching Australia’s transport networks to
electric drive as quickly as possible. Chris Jones
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CJ: Sure. So, we basically started in 1973 back
when the price of oil doubled or tripled overnight.
And people suddenly took finding alternative
energy sources for getting around a bit more
seriously. Universities and research organisations
had been working on a lot of these things in the
background, but our association was established
to sort of take those technology developments
back to the people. And we were kind of set
up as a friendly forum for anyone in the public
to learn about these and find out where the
technology is going.