NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2025

VICTORIA UNIVERSITY, FOOTSCRAY PARK CAMPUS

A map of the campus may be found here.

DRAFT PROGRAM, AS OF 15 AUGUST 2025

MORNING SESSION: THEATRE M001

0830: REGISTRATION

0900: WELCOME

0910: CONFERENCE OPENING

0930: KEYNOTE ADDRESS

1015: MORNING TEA

1040: Heidi Richards. EV insurance: perceptions and reality

1110: Rob Horton. Scaling EV adoption with shared fleet models. [Details]

1140: Peter Campbell. The status of EV charging in multi-unit developments [Details] 

1210: LUNCH

EARLY AFTERNOON SESSION: THEATRE M001

1300: Ann Hoban. Attitudes of Australian EV drivers

1330: Bryce Gaton. EV information needs of the early majority

1400: To be confirmed

1430: Close of session

1440: AFTERNOON TEA

EARLY AFTERNOON SESSION: THEATRE D231

1300: Robin Smit. Excess pollution from vehicles: a review and outlook on emission controls, testing, malfunctions, tampering and cheating 

1330: Ben Elliston. Australia's PHEV emissions loophole [Details]

1400: Chris Jones. Funding high speed rail through aviation fuel excise [Details]

1430: Close of session

1440: AFTERNOON TEA at Theatre M001

LATE AFTERNOON SESSION: THEATRE M001

1520: Alexa Delbosc and Richard J. Buning. What do stakeholders think of shared e-scooter systems in Australia?  [Details]

1550: Brendon Green. Battery health testing at Pickles Auctions. [Details]

1620: Bryce Gaton. [Title to be confirmed]

1650: Close of session

1700: CONFERENCE CLOSE

LATE AFTERNOON SESSION: THEATRE D231

1520: Leigh-Chantelle Koch. From electric to autonomous: what EV early adopters teach us about Australia's autonomous vehicle future

1550: Kent Fitch. The sharing solution: how autonomous electric fleets can reduce congestion, cost and inequity [Details]

1620: [To be confirmed]

1650: Close of session

1700: CONFERENCE CLOSE at Theatre M001