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"Australia’s leading electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure company Jet Charge
has announced that it will partner with local insurer IAG to electrify its
fleet of around 650 vehicles.
Jet Charge and IAG, Australia’s largest general insurer – which operates brands
such as NRMA Insurance, CGU Insurance, AMI, and NZI – announced on Tuesday a
partnership which will see IAG electrify its tool-of-trade fleet of around 900
fossil fuel-powered vehicles, including around 650 in Australia alone.
IAG, which operates in both Australia and New Zealand, expects to complete the
electrification of its entire tool-of-trade fleet by the end of financial year
2030 – though this excludes light commercial vehicles including major events
response vehicles, as IAG deems that “no suitable alternatives are currently
available on the market”.
The vehicle electrification program also excludes salary sacrifice vehicles.
Billed as one of Australia’s largest corporate fleet transitions, this latest
partnership is the latest in Jet Charge’s larger Charging as a Service project
which is being co-funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).
“We want to unlock fleet electrification at scale, and by installing,
monitoring and maintaining all charging infrastructure between workplaces and
employees’ homes, we’re removing a huge amount of legwork in all stages of the
transition,” said Tim Washington, CEO and co-founder of Jet Charge.
Thanks to financial backing from ARENA, Jet Charge’s CaaS solution offers
subsidised charging services for Australian EV fleets, including a 30 per cent
discount for the first EV fleets to transition.
IAG has also already transitioned 100 low-emission vehicles into its fleet in
Australia, while the transition of the company’s New Zealand fleet of vehicles
has been underway since 2021 and is expected to be completed by year’s end."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
