Yandoit’s Derek Higgins regards getting an electric car as a no-brainer.
“The fact that I can charge it at home from an ordinary power point is number one,” he says.
“I’ve got solar panels so that’s free power.
“We’re not using coal-fired power, and it’s free power. It’s the sun. Why wouldn’t we use it?”
Derek says he can drive 280 km before he needs to recharge his fully electric 2019 Nissan LEAF.
He’s one of an increasing number of locals replacing their old fossil fuel driven vehicles with a new fully electric or hybrid vehicle.
He’s also among the increasing number of local EV drivers now using the public electric vehicle recharge station at Newstead’s EnviroShop. Full story the Castlemaine Mail – Friday, January 17, 2020
