Retiring Murrindindi Shire Councillor John Walsh was complimentary about the Council’s electric vehicle when he spoke at last week’s meeting.
“It was appropriate that Cr Haslam and I travelled to and from Melbourne using Council’s EV,”Cr Walsh said
“I repeated a similar journey in the EV for an MAV function later in the month. Initial range anxiety was completely eliminated by the ease in which the range of the EV catered for the return journeys regardless of the four different routes used over the two trips, with sizeable margins to spare.
“Of all the trips I have taken in 12 years as a Councillor, only the ones to Bairnsdale and
perhaps Wodonga would require a top up somewhere during the return journey.
“I encourage everyone in Council to use the current and future EVs whenever possible and encourage the wider community to look closely at purchasing an EV especially when replacing a second car used for shorter range trips.
“Prices are reducing and ranges are increasing,” Cr Walsh said.