The WA Department of Water and Environmental Regulation has released a progress report on State Electric Vehicle Strategy for WA that details the work completed to support the uptake of electric vehicles (EV) and to update the regulatory and policy environment to accommodate changes.
The State Electric Vehicle Strategy for Western Australia is expected to play a key role in to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
The progress report details the actions the WA Government is taking to enable a greater supply of affordable and accessible EVs in WA, establish the necessary infrastructure to charge them, and stimulate wider adoption.
It includes actions from the original strategy, as well as measures announced as part of the Clean Energy Car Fund (May 2022) and additional commitments for EVs outlined in the Sectoral Emissions Reduction Strategy (SERS) for WA (Dec 2023) and subsequent State Budgets. Collectively, these investments total more than $525 million and are supporting the electrification of cars and buses in WA.
