https://aeva.asn.au/WA/
AEVA Western Australia Branch
Welcome to the WA Branch home page!
Richard McNeil enters WA from the top end.
Latest WA electric vehicle news:
The WA branch submitted a contribution to the Parliamentary Inquiry into e-rideables. Electric scooters, skateboards, ebikes and motorcycles are hugely popular, but accidents and fatal crashes are on the rise. AEVA argues that rather than banning the devices, better regulation, compliance and licensing is the smart way to go, using the laws already in place. Our submission can be found here.
How many EVs are there in WA? Well now you can visit the WA Department of Transport website and find out! 30,000 as of March 2025, and growing!
Member lurks and perks
Did you know AEVA members can receive discounts and exclusive offers from some of our business members? WA-based Plico Energy are offering AEVA WA members a discount on home energy storage systems.
Recent and upcoming events:
Check out the Events calendar for upcoming EV events in Western Australia.
At our November branch meeting, AEVA WA member and Citizen's Own Renewable Energy Network Australia (CORENA) chief operations officer, Sarah McCabe gave a short presentation on CORENA's recent projects funded under the scheme. CORENA offers interest-free finance to community projects in need of solar energy, batteries, energy efficiency upgrades and electirc vehicle purchases. Projects which meet the non-profit's criteria are paid off via the savings from their reduced energy bills. Anyone interested in the program, or to donate to CORENA should get in touch with Sarah!
AEVA board director for WA, Jo Oddie, gave a presentation at the October branch meeting on efforts to improve the energy resilience of Trentham in rural Victoria (her other home). Trentham, like many parts of Australia, suffers days-long blackouts when severe weather or natural disasters strike the region. While households can do their part to be better prepared for these events, including solar and home storage, EVs with vehicle-to-load/home/grid and backup generators, there is a clear need for community centres and civic hubs to enjoy a resiliant power supply. A copy of her presentation can be found here.
Our branch has over 300 financial members and we are highly active in the community. We meet regularly and everyone is welcome - you don't even need to own an EV! Why not become a member?
Dates, times and locations for upcoming events can be found in the calendar here. Select the WA member group and then click on Find Events.
We hope to see you at a meeting soon!
Branch Information
The WA branch of AEVA has plenty of experience and friendly advice on all manner of electric transport - whether it be e-bikes, scooters, motorbikes, cars, utes, boats or even flying machines; we have you covered. We can also assist with the design and construction of your own electric car or motorbike, or provide no-jargon advice on selecting a production EV.
Ordinarily we meet in Perth every second Tuesday of the month except January. Lately we've hosted meetings at The Park Business Centre, 45 Ventnor Avenue, West Perth, but any changes will be communicated by email, so make sure you're on the mailing list, or become a member to keep up to date.
Meetings start at 7pm but it is advised to get there around 6:00pm
Contact Ant Day (0416345575) or Chris Jones (0418908002) if you need access to the building.
Meet the Perth branch committee for 2025-2026:
Antony Day (Chair) chair@wa.aeva.asn.au
Chris Dodd (Vice Chair)
Udara Jay (Secretary) secretary@wa.aeva.asn.au
Bruce Armstrong (Treasurer) treasurer@wa.aeva.asn.au
Jo Oddie (incoming Director for WA) jo.oddie@iinet.net.au
Chris Jones (outgoing Director for WA) christophergrahamjones@gmail.com
If you are interested in EVs or you would like to learn more, please make contact with one of us or come along to our meetings.
We hope to see you at a meeting soon!
Three EVs at the Esperance foreshore
Interested in joining AEVA?
To join the AEVA, click on the membership tab above and fill in the details. Once a member you'll get regular email updates. To be put on our mailing list for non-members please click here.
Contact
For more information on the WA Branch or other EV matters, please contact Udara on secretary@wa.aeva.asn.au
Don't forget to visit some of our business members based here in WA - links below!