Anne Stanley (Werriwa, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Last month I was invited to visit the Mainfreight warehouse in the suburbs of Prestons. It was an important day for the warehouse. They received their first fleet of new electric trucks in a partnership with Foton Mobility. The trucks will be on our road, delivering across our community. Companies know that electric vehicles are the future, but businesses need the certainty and a framework to make the transition. That's why the Albanese Labor government is seeking consultation on our National Electric Vehicle Strategy so that business can make this incredibly important transition to zero-emission and hydrogen vehicles. It's great to see companies like this continue to adopt these technologies. It helps build market confidence and demonstrates that the future of transport is electric. It makes environmental and economic sense.

I had a great time checking out the trucks. I even got to drive one—and I did well. The trucks have a similar kilometre-range to the diesel trucks but a longer life and are quieter and easier to drive. Thank you to Massey Wade, Neil Wang, Jeff Morgan, Sean He and Paul Jones for their time and their very warm welcome on the day.