Student mechanics at the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) have been using electric vehicles (EVs) from car hire companies, including Hertz, pulling them apart and putting them back together without the company knowing, the ACT Legislative Assembly has heard.
Independent MLA Thomas Emerson used parliamentary privilege to make the claims of professional misconduct against the Electric Vehicle TAFE Centre of Excellence.
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