A new zero emissions car unveiled by Nissan earlier this year is set to be evaluated as a Queensland Government fleet car.
The Queensland minister for Government Services, Simon Finn today inspected one of the electric cars
The Nissan LEAF which generates zero emissions is being tested for potential inclusion in the Queensland Government’s future fleet line-up.
The new electric vehicle – which is on a 5-week loan to QFleet from Nissan Australia – is one of only 19 LEAF vehicles currently in Australia.
“The Nissan LEAF is a zero emission vehicle that runs 100 per cent on electricity stored in a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, which doesn’t produce any on-road exhaust,” Mr Finn said.
“Electric vehicles are heralding the future of sustainable passenger transport.”
The government remains confident that if evaluations are successful they will consider adding the car to it’s fleet.
“We will consider the five seat hatchback for the government’s fleet which already includes petrol/electric hybrid vehicles such as the Toyota Prius and Honda Civic.”
“The evaluation will allow QFleet to gain an understanding of the features and limitations of this type of vehicle in an assessment for its pooling program.”
Mr Finn said the LEAF was the second type of electric vehicle being tested by the government.
“We are currently evaluating the slightly smaller Mitsubishi i-MiEV,” he said.
