Western Australia has installed a network of 12 electric vehicle fast charging stations, that can fully charge an EV in just 30 minutes and connecting Perth to Augusta ~ the most south-westerly town in Australia.
The 310km “electric highway” was co-funded by the RAC. The charging technology was supplied by locally-based firm, E-Station. It is being billed as a first of its kind for Australia.
The route was strategically chosen, according to reports, to encompass popular tourist spots around the region, with chargers also planned for Nannup, Busselton and Margaret River.
It is hoped the publicly accessible chargers – which are free to use until the end of the year – will encourage more WA drivers to buy electric vehicles.
A 430km “fast cities network” is also being planned to link northern NSW and Queensland, featuring 12 of local Brisbane company Tritium’s industry-leading Veefil fast chargers, installed at points strategically located along major transport corridors between Noosa and Byron Bay (NSW).
Re-post: WA ‘electric highway’ links Perth to south-west via network of 12 EV fast chargers | Renew Economy
Web~links: Tritium plans Australia’s largest EV network for Qld | Renew Economy
RAC WA Electric Highway: Chargers from Perth to Augusta | The Motor Report
Australia’s first electric highway links Perth to South West | ABC News
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Courtesy of presentations I have heard by Mr Adam Blakester (Starfish), only one third of energy consumed is direct electricity. It goes to show how important it is to make non-electrical forms of energy sustainable e.g. removing the dependence on oil/petrol. A key part of that is to electrify the operations of cars and then to run them off solar power. Developments such as those described here are an important step towards that goal.
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