FLEETDRIVE
D: And learning of any kind is always
important. From a personal perspective
you’ve taken on quite an active role with
AfMA in recent years too?
J: Yeah, I’ve attended AfMA gatherings for
the last two years. I was at the big event in
Melbourne last year (the Australasian Fleet
Conference & Exhibition) and what really
interested me was the future of mobility
and driver safety. I will always attend the
professional development days up in Brisbane
as well. It’s great to hear from a new speaker
at each event, and it’s also good to brainstorm
and discuss with other fleets, clients and
managers out there how their world is going
and what’s changed for them.
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D: What does the future hold for EVs in
Queensland, and what will RACQ’s role look
like in that?
J: As I said this is all brand new to us, but we are
learning and ultimately this is a step forward for
the future. I know other clubs such as the NRMA
and RACV are watching us from the sidelines
and seeing how it goes. At the moment, I think
we’ve got around 80 EV’s on Queensland roads,
so right now it’s not a huge amount in relation to
the 1.8 million other vehicles. The chance of an
EV braking down right now is quite small but the
way it’s going toward the future, there’ll be more
and more of them on the road and more will be
breaking down. We need to have a solution for
all our motorists, including electric vehicles and
hybrids and that’s something we’re all 100%
committed to at RACQ.