Australia’s National Roads and Motorists’ Association (NRMA) has reached a milestone in Bega with the launch of its 20th Electric Vehicle Fast Charging station, marking the halfway point in its A$10m (US$7m) commitment to build one of the country’s largest fast charging networks.
The charger has opened the entire South Coast to EV motorists for the first time, allowing routes from Sydney to the Victorian border, which until now has not been possible via public chargers.
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The fast charger will allow most EV motorists to fully charge their cars in around 30 minutes. Standard public EV chargers take between three and six hours and traditional power outlets can take more than 12 hours.
The Bega charging station is the 20th of the NRMA’s electric vehicle fast charging stations to open to the public across the State, following Sydney Olympic Park, Wallsend near Newcastle, Jindabyne, Pokolbin in the Hunter Valley, Mittagong in the Southern Highlands, Narrandera, Berry, Young, West Wyalong, Bathurst, Parkes, Dubbo, Nabiac, Tamworth, Batemans Bay, Orange, Glen Innes, Grafton and Byron Bay.
“At the NRMA we are very serious about ensuring the needs of tomorrow’s motorist are met before tomorrow comes,” said NRMA executive general manager, Nell Payne.
“We know one of the key reasons electric vehicle uptake has been relatively slow in Australia so far is because of range anxiety, so we’re building this extensive network of chargers to safeguard against that happening.
“Our network connects motorists from Sydney to the south coast via chargers at Berry and Batemans Bay and now at Bega, completing the connective route for the region. Our aim is 95% of Member journeys are within 150km of one of our charging stations.
NRMA’s charging stations will use power from renewable sources, whether it is generated directly on site, or via agreement with an energy supplier.
