Recently installed chargers are making electric vehicle charging more accessible.
30 May 2024
A new round of ACT Government grants will fund the delivery of 39 more electric vehicle chargers (EV) across the city by 2025.
Installing more public chargers will support the ACT's efforts to electrify Canberra's transport system. It will help reach the ACT Government's goal of 180 public EV chargers by 2025.
Providing more DC fast chargers will plug gaps in Canberra's existing charger network. Having a good mix of DC fast chargers and slower AC chargers means that people can charge in a way that suits their needs. This includes charging quickly when needed or using an AC charger for longer visits like work, school, or sport.
The 39 chargers will be installed in places where Canberrans and visitors need them most, including:
- near tourist hot spots
- shopping centres
- high-density residential areas.
New chargers for ANU and Marketplace Gungahlin
Three new DC fast chargers have been installed at ANU and Marketplace Gungahlin respectively to help make charging more accessible.
Each set of three chargers are 150kW and can charge six vehicles at once. They are close to nearby apartments and employment hubs.
People who live in apartments and townhouses have extra barriers to installing home chargers. This is why the ACT Government is prioritising putting public chargers in areas of high-density housing.
The government will also work with grant recipients to deliver charging bays in priority locations that will be accessible to EV drivers with mobility issues.
“It's important to place EV charging infrastructure in convenient locations where people want to go, be it a university, shopping centre, tourism destination or somewhere they visit as part of their daily routine,” Greg Schumann, ENGIE ANZ Director of Green Mobility said.
A growing network of chargers
The successful providers for the first projects to be supported by this new funding are ActewAGL, BP, ENGIE and EVIE.
“We're committed to keeping Australian EV drivers charged up, by rolling out a national network of bp pulse charge points,” Frédéric Baudry, President bp Australia and Senior Vice President Mobility, Convenience, & Midstream, Asia Pacific said.
“We know that the ACT is home to more EV drivers than anywhere else in Australia, and with the support of the ACT Government, we'll be bringing the best of our charging and convenience offers to these drivers on the go when they visit bp.”
There are currently 156 public EV charging stations operating across the ACT. 39 public EV chargers with 65 charging bays* have been delivered through previous government funding. A further 21 chargers are still to be delivered under the previous grant round by the end of 2024.
Find more information on the Public EV Charging Infrastructure Fund visit the Everyday Climate Choices website.
A map of public charging stations in the ACT, and across Australia, is available on Plug Share.
* This figure is an indication of the number of future chargers as of May 2024. The number and location of future chargers supported by government funding is subject to change.
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