Today many car owners in NSW would have received two triangular stickers in the mail with the characters “EV” printed on them. As of the 1st of January, last year, it became compulsory for all electric, hydrogen and hybrid cars to have these affixed. But the grace period is almost over with the regulation to be enforced from July 1.
Now I know the internet can get all hysterical about these things, but this is really nothing new. LPG cars have had the identifiers for years and other states already have had their own warning signs.
I received mine, because I own a 2010 Toyota Camry Hybrid. The reason we need this is not because we’re all driving around in atomic bombs, it’s because an EV car has some complexities that our emergency services need to be across.
In fact, Transport for NSW is advising everyone with an electrified car to whack them on anyway, irrespective of what year the car was made. All it does is show our emergency services what they’re dealing with. Take the Tesla Model S for example. It has specific places you can cut into that will shut down any power coming from the battery.
EV batteries certainly burn differently, but I can guarantee they’re far more robust than a fuel tank. So, don’t worry people, it’s simply a safety measure for our hard-working life savers.
Chris was EFTM’s Motoring Editor for many years, driving everything from your entry level hatch to the latest Luxury cars through to the Rolls Royce.
He has been in the media for 20 years, produced three Olympic games broadcasts, attending Beijing 2008 & London 2012.
Strangely he owns a Toyota Camry Hybrid, he defiantly rejects the knockers.
Chris is married to Gillian and resides in Sydney’s North West. They have Sam the English Springer Spaniel and Felix the Burmese cat to keep them company, and recently welcomed baby Henry to the family.
He has now left EFTM, and writes freelance and runs his own Facebook Page “Bowen’s Garage”
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