Shadow Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Yasmin Catley along with Member for Newcastle Tim Crakanthorp and Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes have announced that under a Daley Labor Government, 10 Million Dollars will be pledged towards a new Smart City Strategy.
The Strategy will include the express rollout of electric vehicles in New South Wales by building more fast-charging stations and ensuring that every new apartment block in Newcastle will have at least one electric vehicle charger.
Yasmin Catley outlined that the goals of the Smart City initiative,
"Labor will put 10 Million Dollars on the table to ensure that the state fleet is 25% electric vehicles by 2025."
If elected, the infrastructure rollout would be accompanied by a community education campaign explaining the new realities of electric vehicle ownership.
Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes welcomed the announcement as an opportunity to make sure that Newcastle remains at the forefront of innovation and new sustainable technology,
"We have an ambitious plan to roll-out the fast vehicle charging stations across the City of Newcastle and today's announcement will enable us to speed up the delivery of this technology to encourage the uptake of environmentally friendly electric vehicles."
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| Nuatali Nelmes, Yasmin Catley and Tim Crakanthorp try out the electric vehicle. Image: Hollie Hughes/2NURFM News |
