Our campaigns
SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT
Climate Change Balmain Rozelle communicates and coordinates with other environmental campaigning organisations to select areas where we can engage our own supporters in effective actions.
Next car ...an EV
The CCBR EV working group aims to
Accelerate the displacement of fossil fuel modes of transport by electric vehicles (EVs) in the Inner West area of Sydney
Support community and government initiatives which facilitate EV usage
Ensure equity of access to EV uptake is a key perspective for any strategies
Although our primary target is fully electric EVs, we also consider alternative transport solutions (hybrids, e-Bikes, scooters, etc).
EV Street Chargers in the Inner West
Inner West Council is installing 136 kerbside EV chargers in the area.
need text explaining the details (different suppliers etc, also parking controls) - andlocations???
Why does this campaign matter?
Transport is Australia's third largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. Sydney’s Inner West Council aims to make Council’s own operations carbon neutral by 2025, and for community emissions to reach zero by 2050. While many residents in this Local Government Area would like to see more EVs (including bikes and scooters), we have identified some unique barriers to their uptake. CCBR is working to provide awareness-raising and support for addressing these barriers and facilitating both resident and commercial EV use.
Some perceived barriers
Range anxiety
Infrastructure*
Price**
Lack of information
Lack of motivation
Lack of choice
Supply
Some questions are answered in our downloadable fact sheet:
read our EV FAQ sheet or download PDF
* Inner West Council support strategy
**Federal govt support (tax break)
What you can do
We need your input!
We'd love you to share your war stories or EV experiences (even if you suffer from EV envy). Or your ideas, or questions. At any time, if you have something to say about clean transport, please feel free to contact us by email at ccbalroz@gmail.com.
Join our Facebook Group: Sustainable Transport for the Inner West for regular updates and discussion.
EV charging across the pavement
How to do it - legally. ***
If you have an EV and you park on the street outside your house, you might need to run a charging cable from your house across the pavement. To do so legally, you need to get a (free) permit from council. One CCBR member (in Inner West Council) did just that - and here is how he did it.
***July 2024: Although IWC stopped issuing permits earlier this year, they are once again available,valid up to July 2025.