The Electric Ute Roadshow
to amazed and enthusiastic audiences, including many politicians who have never seen an electric ute before.“Clean Transport Campaigner”Ajaya Haikerwal tells me it was a relief to finally get on the road after two years of confinement due to COVID and many months of meticulous planning. “Utes have a significant cultural weight in Australia. It is important to show people in rural settings that EVs are for everyone.
When I first spoke with Solar Citizens last year, they expected to have the tour up and running early in the year, with an impressive number of events in the schedule. The ute delivery was delayed a few months and then they found that they had really planned more than they could cope with. “We readjusted our expectations, scaled back and refocussed on what was most important: influencing our politicians to make the right decisions.
“We had a great turnout of EV-owning locals who brought them along to display and chat to people about their experiences, including two electric motorbikes, a Tesla Model 3, a Nissan Leaf, and the new Kia EV6. Most impressive was Steve’s 1948 Singer Ute, which he’s recently converted to electric power! We loved this so much that we decided to name our LDV ‘Steve’ in his honour.
“We parked near a group of Nissan Leafs, and people young and old came to see the big blue & yellow beast and find out what it could do! They saw the words ‘Electric Ute’ and were surprised that this thing existed.” On the way to Shepparton — 173 km from Albury — Ajaya finally got to drive the eT60 ute. It was a very different experience to his normal ride, a petrol Mazda 2. He waxes poetic about the experience: “This was my first time actually driving the eT60 more than a few metres in the car park. And drive it does! There’s an almost musical hum that increases in pitch as your foot glides down on the accelerator, breathing life into this wonderfully unique car.
“On the way back to Melbourne the next day, we stopped off at the Avenel Evie charging station, which sits at a truck stop and petrol station. After plugging in the ute, something unexpected happened. ‘What the hell is that thing?!’ called a curious, yet friendly voice.
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