SHASA EV Day – Electrify Everything Expo – best way to learn about electric cars

SHASA is running the EV Day – Electrify Everything Expo 2023 on Sunday 12 March, 10am – 3pm at Hanging Rock, Batemans Bay.

SHASA President, Kathryn Maxwell, said “Things are moving really fast since our first EV day in October last year.”

In 2022, the number of electric cars in Australia doubled to 70,000. The Tesla 3 outsold the Toyota Camry.

And 2023 has started strongly. By now there are already 80-90,000 electric cars in Australia. About four out of every five are fully electric and one in five is a plug-in hybrid. In January, almost 20% of new passenger vehicle sales were electric vehicles and one of them, the Tesla 3, was the third top seller across all vehicle types, a er the Ford Ranger and the Toyota Hilux.

2023 is set to be a boom year, with an addi onal 100,000 EVs - that’s more than double again! - and a further 150,000 in 2024. By 2030, electric cars are expected to make up about 35% of new car sales in Australia. There are so many benefits to driving an electric vehicle - much lower emissions, much cheaper to run and maintain, and fun to drive, resul ng in cleaner air and quieter neighbourhoods.

There are now 33 different passenger vehicles and six light commercial vehicles available in Australia. “At our EV Day at Hanging Rock on Sunday 12 March, we’re going to have about 11 of these different electric cars there for you to see, and they’ll be brought along by their owners, who’ll be happy to talk about what’s good about them, what’s not so great, why they chose their model, and what it’s like driving them in this part of the world,” said Kathryn Maxwell.

You will have an opportunity to learn about:

 current and future op ons for charging an electric car

● the amazing benefits of charging your electric vehicle from energy produced by roo op solar - about 70% of electric car owners have roo op solar.

● the km range of currently available electric cars

● towing trailers and campers

● using electric cars on unsealed roads

Dunk tank and extra fun at this year’s colour run

This year’s Youth Against Domes c Violence Colour Run is shaping up to be as bright and bold as ever, with a dunk tank, novelty ac vi es and free entry for all.

On Saturday 18 March, the community is invited to run or stroll the five-kilometre track at Moruya’s Riverside Park to raise awareness around domes c violence.

The event is a collabora on between Eurobodalla Domes c Violence Commi ee, ESC Youth Commi ee and Eurobodalla Shire Council. Chair of Eurobodalla Domes c Violence Commi ee Sam Monk said the colour run brings community services, businesses, and the community together to support healthy rela onships.

“Domes c violence is seen as a dark subject to talk about,” Ms Monk said. “By holding events like the colour run, we can raise awareness in a crea ve way to help people have those difficult conversa ons.” www.iga.com.au/

The commi ee is made up of local service providers and hosts awareness events throughout the year, as well as the Love Bites healthy rela onships program at high schools.

Funds raised at the colour run will go to the Eurobodalla Domes c Violence Commi ee to support their work with the Love Bites program and other community events.

Tickets this year are free thanks to funding from the Office of Regional Youth and Coordinare. However, registra on was s ll necessary. To par cipate in the colour run and receive a free t-shirt, register via Eventbrite.

For an extra giggle on the day, Ms Burtenshaw said a dunk tank will plunge local legends into water.