{"id":58413,"date":"2022-01-31T06:59:16","date_gmt":"2022-01-30T20:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=58413"},"modified":"2022-06-13T12:38:43","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T02:08:43","slug":"noosa-ev-solar-mb2335","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/noosa-ev-solar-mb2335\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar To Help Power Noosa Council’s New EVs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Noosa<\/p>\n

Queensland’s Noosa Shire Council has added two electric vehicles to its fleet, and with their body bling will be pretty hard to miss.<\/p>\n

The new additions are a Hyundai IONIQ and MG ZS EV, which are replacing a diesel ute and a petrol car. The IONIQ has a manufacturer claimed range1<\/a><\/sup> of 311 kilometres and the MG ZS, 263 kilometres.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith each of Council\u2019s 85 vehicles clocking up around 20,000 kilometres annually, replacing two of the fossil fuel-powered vehicles with EVs will help reduce our emissions,\u201d said<\/a> Council’s Fleet Coordinator Geoff Archer (above left).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Noosa Council has EV chargers<\/a> associated with rooftop solar systems at the Tewantin admin building (90kW of PV) and Noosaville depot (50kW solar system), and will look at other ways to maximise the use of renewables to keep the electric cars topped up.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome examples we may be able to explore include the use of solar carports that store power from the sun by day to recharge the vehicles at night,” said Mr. Archer<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While these are the first EVs for Council, it also has 3 Toyota Prius C hybrids as part of its fleet. If the new cars perform well, further fleet vehicles may be replaced with EVs in Council’s next budget.<\/p>\n

EVs, Solar Energy And Council’s Net Zero Goal<\/h2>\n

Council adopted its Zero Emissions Noosa (ZEN) Strategy in October 2016, was an inaugural member of the Climate Council\u2019s Cities Power Partnership and declared a climate emergency in 2019. It was the first Queensland council to make such a declaration.<\/p>\n

\u201cEVs are one of the many avenues we\u2019re pleased to pursue as we embark on our exciting journey toward net-zero emissions by 2026,\u201d said Council\u2019s Carbon Reduction Project Officer Annie Nolan (above right).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Another avenue has been the pursuit of PV.<\/p>\n

Aside from the Tewantin admin and Noosaville depot installations, Noosa Council has a bunch of panels on other buildings; among them:<\/p>\n