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Road safety chiefs 'ganged up' to stall electric cars

Wendy Frew Environment Reporter

October 4, 2006
ROAD traffic and safety bureaucrats have ganged up to block the introduction of electric cars to Australia, says the West Australian Government, which is anxious to test a light-weight version called Reva.

The West Australian Planning and Infrastructure Minister, Alannah MacTiernan, told the Herald she had asked the Federal Government to grant the state a licence to bring 20 Revas into the country for a trial.

She said such cars could dramatically cut motorists' costs and greenhouse gas emissions, and appeared not to have created safety issues in Britain, where they were in use.

Federal Government officials were insisting that the vehicle, which weighs less than 400 kilograms, meet safety standards designed for standard cars, she said. This was despite not applying those standards to motor scooters, motorcycles and push bikes.

"The road safety and licensing people around Australia have ganged up on the electric car, stressing safety [as a reason to block its introduction]."

The trial would restrict the Revas to roads with speed limits of 70kmh or less and would ensure drivers were aware the vehicles were not the same as heavier cars.

Ms MacTiernan said: "When you look at what we are going to face in terms of fuel prices, the huge lumps of metal that we drag around, often with only one person in them, and the pollution from fossil fuels, we have to push the envelope and have an open mind on alternative technologies."

Western Australia's stance on the car compares with a more conservative position adopted by NSW. A spokesman for the Minister for Roads, Eric Roozendaal, said the Government supported improving the environment by reducing vehicle emissions, but safety was its first concern.

"Any car on our roads must be consistent with NSW safety laws and Australian Design Rules. Any changes should therefore be pursued at the national level."

The US-designed, Indian-made Reva is an automatic two-door hatchback with a turning radius of 3.5 metres and a top speed of 65kmh. A battery charge takes less than seven hours, giving a range of 80 kilometres. The

Federal Government has yet to make a decision on Ms MacTiernan's request to import the cars.

A spokeswoman for the federal Minister for Roads, Jim Lloyd, said: "The Reva vehicle is not a new concept to the Australian Government, as one vehicle has already been allowed to be imported in South Australia to allow testing to see if the vehicle meets the Australian Design Rules for motor vehicles.

"Before a passenger vehicle can be certified for use on Australian roads it must meet all of the Australian Design Rules for vehicles. So far the Reva has not been fully tested."

Adrian Ferraretto, an Adelaide businessman who wants to distribute the Reva in Australia, said it would be a boon for the environment because it created no air pollution.

Even if the battery was charged with coal-fired electricity, its greenhouse gas emissions would be less than a petrol-fuelled car, he said.

Mr Ferraretto, who runs a solar power products business, hopes to sell the Revas as a package with solar panels for the house, so that no fossil fuel needs to be used to power the car.

His special import licence for the Reva expires in a month, when he will have to export it or have it crushed.

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