ECOtality opens in Australia

ECOtality has established a new, wholly-owned subsidiary, ECOtality Australia, with headquarters in Brisbane, Queensland, to market and distribute battery charging equipment to support on-road electric vehicles (EV), industrial equipment, and electric airport ground support equipment (GSE).
February 1, 2012 Read time: 1 min
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276 ECOtality has established a new, wholly-owned subsidiary, ECOtality Australia, with headquarters  in Brisbane, Queensland, to market and distribute battery charging equipment to support on-road electric vehicles (EV), industrial equipment, and electric airport ground support equipment (GSE).

According to the company, ECOtality Australia is well positioned to immediately capitalise upon Australia’s emerging market for plug-in electric vehicles. Much like the United States, the electric vehicle market in Australia is in its infancy. However, with more than 13 million vehicles on the road and approximately 900,000 new cars sold annually, the outlook for sustained growth in the Australian market is excellent. Already, major auto manufacturers including 2453 Renault-838 Nissan and 4962 Mitsubishi have announced plans to introduce electric vehicles to Australia by 2011.

ECOtality has also named Peter Nimmo as the company’s Asia Pacific operations executive and Kevin Campbell as its Asia Pacific business development manager.

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