https://www.themotorreport.com.au/car-article/news/how-electric-cars-could-revive-australia-s-manufacturing-industry-121667.html How electric cars could revive Australia's manufacturing industry 18 JUN 2019 Josh Alston
[image https://cdn.filestackcontent.com/resize=w:800,h:600,f:clip,a:center/8XZkPqwGSj2OxvRZ03FH ACE EV ] Hope on the horizon with electric dreams new reality The Australian car manufacturing industry has collapsed in a heap, but hope could be on the horizon in the form of electric vehicles. Every since Henry Ford first sent deconstructed Model T Fords to Australia in 1908 to be assembled in Australia, we have been known for a thriving manufacturing industry. But our automotive industry came to a screeching halt on October 20, 2017 when the last staff at the Holden manufacturing plant punched out their tickets for the final time. It ended a proud history of manufacturing cars in Australia, an industry dominated by Holden and Ford but also providing plenty of jobs at plants for the likes of Toyota and Mitsubishi as well. Amazingly, General Motors actually had reservations about manufacturing in Australia and provided approval, but no funding. However the first Holden, the 48-215 which later became known as the FX, was a roaring success. Holden boomed in the 50s, 60s and 70s with the millionth vehicle rolling out of the assembly line in 1962. Ford has an even longer history, eventually stopping to import stripped down Model T Fords and advancing to building them here in Australia by 1925. The first Ford V8 followed in 1932 and the iconic Falcon brand was launched in 1960 - sparking decades of competition with Holden's Commodore. However, Ford's parent company had to cease overseas operations in 2009 to avoid Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Mitsubishi had already left Australian shores by 2008 and Toyota held on until 2017, before becoming one of the last plants to shut down for good. A new hope—electric cars reviving the manufacturing industry Casting your eye overseas, the electric car manufacturing industry is already taking off. China sold nearly 580,000 electric cars in 2017, which was a 72 percent increase on 2016. Norway are the world leaders and aim to have only electric cars on the road in 2025. The major car companies are taking notice, with electric versions of popular vehicles rolling out each year. Toyota has announced a global plan to include electrification across a range of vehicles—which could include a hybrid version of the ever-popular HiLux. And here in Australia, the first deal to manufacture electric cars has been signed with start-up company ACE EV opening shop in Adelaide. Half of the parts for their electric car will be made here in Australia with assemble expected to commence in 2020. The company hopes to build up to manufacturing 15,000 electric cars a year by 2025. With proper government support, Electric Vehicle Council CEO Behyad Jafari said electric cars could jumpstart the Aussie car manufacturing industry. "The most difficult thing hasn’t been about realising the opportunities, but getting the government to come to the table," Mr Jafari said. "In every other country, the governments are throwing themselves into this sector saying there are jobs." [© themotorreport.com.au] http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=ACE+EV&sort=date search evdl ACE EV + (twits unhappy) https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2019/06/17/twitter-account-elon-musk-claims-he-deleting-his-profile/1475564001/ Elon Musk says he's deleting his Twitter account, months after tweets got him in trouble June 17, 2019 While Musk remains CEO of the electric car company, the settlement also ... corrected his statement, saying he meant that Tesla had started to make cars at a ... https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1140481957341495296 ... https://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-elon-musk-tesla-tweet-twitter-delete-cofounder-eberhard-20190617-story.html ... https://www.today.com/video/o-j-simpson-joins-twitter-62076485775 ... http://www.ktvu.com/news/is-elon-musk-closing-his-troublesome-twitter-account-or-teasing- For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
