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Webinar 3: The 2027 EV Landscape
Webinar 3: The 2027 EV Landscape
When: 12pm, 24 November 2026 (AEDT)
For our final webinar of the year, we’ll be discussing what the 2027 EV landscape looks like.
We’ll discuss FBT changes for next year, the new OEM players in the market, privacy and data myths, home charging considerations and more.
Joining Sarah Johnson in this webinar are Melissa Weller, Director at Real-World Testing, AAA who will provide an update on EV range and emissions testing along with Brendon Green, General Manager, Automotive Solutions at Pickles on what they’re seeing in the EV residual space and predictions for 2027.
This webinar will discuss:
Market update – 2026 wrap up
EV sales numbers for fleets
FBT changes coming to 2027
Trends we are seeing in home charging
Update from Melissa, AAA Real-World Testing
Update from Brendon, Pickles
Webinar Series: Navigating the 2026 Fleet Landscape
Navigating the 2026 Fleet Landscape webinar series will explore some of the most pressing challenges fleet teams are facing this year including the introduction of electric vehicles, driver behaviour, grey fleet management, policy frameworks, and more. This series is designed to offer pragmatic help for fleet teams to address real-world pain points and strengthen their overall fleet management.
This webinar series is powered by LBM Fleet, as they strive to educate, inform, and keep our audience current on all things fleet through expert-led webinars.
Hosts:
Sarah Johnson - Head Consultant at WLC Fleet Consulting
Sarah Johnson is a fleet industry expert who has worked successfully across multiple industries, channels, and countries with a focus on the Motor Vehicle industry in multiple forms for over 24 years.
Sarah has a unique and intimate understanding of the Australian Motor Industry’s operational and sales landscape, from dealer to OEM to corporate customer to consumer.
Experience leading and executing projects across Vehicle Finance, Fleet Operational Management, Procurement and Contract Management, OEM, Dealership, Driver Safety Programs, Vehicle Telematics Programs, Sales, Relationship Management, Project and Program Management, Fleet Transformation Journeys including EV transition plans for ASX listed companies. Her pragmatic and agile approach to discovering the best solution for her customers is underpinned by an authentic love of the industry.
Melissa Weller — Director, Real-World Testing, Australian Automobile Association
Newly appointed as the Australian Automobile Association’s Director of Real-World Testing, Melissa Weller leads the organisation’s work to independently test vehicles on Australian roads to provide consumers, fleets and government with reliable information on real-world fuel and energy consumption, electric driving range and environmental performance. She brings extensive experience in transport, road safety, stakeholder engagement and national program delivery.
Prior to joining the AAA, Melissa was General Manager of Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds, where she led organisational strategy, program delivery and industry engagement to improve health, safety and wellbeing across Australia's road transport, warehousing and logistics sectors. Previously, as Safety, Health and Wellbeing Director at the Australian Trucking Association, she led initiatives including the development of SafeT360, a road safety education exhibition, and managed the TruckSafe industry safety accreditation scheme.
Melissa brings a strong background in developing practical, evidence-based initiatives and working collaboratively with industry stakeholders to deliver meaningful outcomes.
Brendon Green - General Manager, Automotive Solutions at Pickles
Brendon has more than 25 years’ experience at Pickles and leads the company’s Electrification Strategy. Combining deep automotive industry connections with extensive residual value expertise, he is driving Pickles’ approach to EV resale, battery state of health and customer adoption, while helping the industry navigate the transition to electrification.
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