There are two electrical vehicle charging points (with four chargers in total) at the Cowes transit centre.
The latest installment of Planning: our future, looks at how Phillip Island can build to help – not harm – the environment.
According to the Gippsland Climate Projections report, coastline levels rose at an average rate of 2.1mm/yr between 1966 and 2009, and are expected to continue rising through the 21st century.
By the 2030s, increases in daily maximum temperature of 0.9C to 1.8C (since the 1990s) are expected, rainfall in the long-term is expected to decline, while dramatic bushfire events are likely to occur more frequently and with greater severity.
So how should we plan for these outcomes, while reducing carbon emissions? Here are just a few examples of how individuals, groups and the shire are leading the way.
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
There are two electrical vehicle charging points (with four chargers in total) at the Cowes transit centre, but Totally Renewable Phillip Island is pushing for greater local uptake of EVs through a proposal to buy second-hand Japanese EVs.
Last year TRPI was in talks with the Good Car Company to see if they could offer their second-hand electric vehicles for sale on Phillip Island and Bass Coast through a bulk buy.
TRPI would like to see more EV chargers around the island and for them to become fast chargers.
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