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EV Ready Apartments

Project Summary

Our team includes multi-disciplinary researchers from across Western will identify the technical and policy obstacles and solutions to boost the installation of electric vehicle chargers in apartments in NSW.

Project Team

• Thomas Longden, Senior Researcher, Urban Transformations Research Centre (UTRC), Western Sydney University (project lead)
• Ali Hellany, Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering, Western Sydney University
• Anna Leditschke, Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Western Sydney University
• Greg Morrison, Co-Director, Urban Transformations Research Centre (UTRC), Western Sydney University
• Nicky Morrison, Co-Director, Urban Transformations Research Centre (UTRC), Western Sydney University

Project Outcomes

Download the Policy Insights Paper here.

Acknowledgments

This project was supported by a 2023 James Martin Institute (JMI) Policy Challenge Grant. JMI’s annual grant program recognises policy-focused research with the potential to address critical challenges, foster policy innovation and improve lives.

Information

For more information or to register your interest, please contact:

Name: Tom Longden

Email: T.Longden@westernsydney.edu.au

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