Technical Challenges of the Battery Electric Vehicle Transition: Emissions, Energy, and Policy Implications

This practical guide identifies the technical challenges of transitioning to battery electric vehicles in Australia, reviews the impacts of life cycle emissions on passenger transport systems, and presents government, institutional and personal requirements for reducing passenger vehicle mode share.

Bradley Eyes was a policy advisor for the Queensland Government with a technical focus on electric vehicles and transport decarbonization. He has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Auckland and master’s in environment and climate emergency with distinction from Curtin University. He also spent 15 years as a vehicle performance and race strategy engineer in top level international motorsport and has more recently worked in the prestigious Americas Cup world sailing event. Bradley is a member of the Sustainability Committee of Motorsport Australia.